Another word for confiscate

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Verb

To take quick and forcible possession of

snatch
To grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly:
To steal, especially quickly or with a sudden movement.
To kidnap (someone).

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1. To grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly:
2. To steal, especially quickly or with a sudden movement.
3. To kidnap (someone).
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seize
To grasp suddenly and forcibly; take or grab:
To take by force; capture or conquer:
To take quick and forcible possession of; confiscate:

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1. To grasp suddenly and forcibly; take or grab:
2. To take by force; capture or conquer:
3. To take quick and forcible possession of; confiscate:
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grab
To take or grasp suddenly:
To capture or restrain; arrest.
To obtain or appropriate unscrupulously or forcibly:

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1. To take or grasp suddenly:
2. To capture or restrain; arrest.
3. To obtain or appropriate unscrupulously or forcibly:
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expropriate
To take (a property) for public use.

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1. To take (a property) for public use.
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commandeer
To seize for military or police use; confiscate.
To take arbitrarily or by force:
To force into military service.

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1. To seize for military or police use; confiscate.
2. To take arbitrarily or by force:
3. To force into military service.
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Another word for confiscate

Verb

usurp
To seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force or without legal authority.
To take over or occupy without right:
To take the place of (another) without legal authority; supplant.

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1. To seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force or without legal authority.
2. To take over or occupy without right:
3. To take the place of (another) without legal authority; supplant.
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impound
To confine in or as if in a pound:
To place (something) in legal custody until a dispute involving it is decided:
To set aside in a fund rather than spend as prescribed:

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1. To confine in or as if in a pound:
2. To place (something) in legal custody until a dispute involving it is decided:
3. To set aside in a fund rather than spend as prescribed:
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appropriate
Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.
To set apart for a specific use:
To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission:

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1. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.
2. To set apart for a specific use:
3. To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission:
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