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confiscar

/kõ.fiʃ.ˈkaχ/, /kõ.fis.ˈkaχ/ (menos usado) IPA, Carioca
/ko~.fiS."kaX/, /ko~.fis."kaX/ (menos usado) X SAMPA, Carioca

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Do infinitivo latino confiscare.

verb confiscando · confiscado · confisco · confiscas · confisca · confiscamos

tomar bens do particular pela força ou autoridade, sem que seja oferecida ao prejudicado qualquer contraprestação em troca Em escolas é comum os professores confiscarem jogos eletrônicos e outros distrativos.

Similar: expropriar

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verb

Similar: expropriar

In English

take away to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has
confiscate take possession of by authority

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"confiscar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/confiscar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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confiscar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/confiscar

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@misc{confiscar_2026,
  title = {confiscar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/confiscar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}