Definition of "confiscates" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confiscate. (verb)

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• "I've heard that Harlan Ellision "confiscates" copies of certain books that are handed to him for autographs every once in a while!"
• "7GB is about 233MB a day - and you do have to work it out that way - because if you "run-out" of that 7GB - the ISP "confiscates" what's left of the 14GB - and you're on 64kbps until the end of the month."
• "That effectively confiscates our Social Security for "the greater good" and discourages additional savings."