Definition of "confiscated" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of confiscate. (verb)

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• "Salamey said the Hezbollah channel also focused on stories that supported the Syrian government's claim that protesters are receiving support from outside the country, broadcasting pictures of what it described as confiscated weapons that had been smuggled from Lebanon, through Jordan and even the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights."
• "Associated Press An Afghan policeman on Saturday sorts out weapons confiscated from a disbanded private security company."
• "We'll wring our hands over how much oversight should there be for a financial system that nearly destroyed the US economy as though we are debating the best way to return a loaded gun that we just confiscated from a 5-year old."