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Definition of Confiscating
1. confiscate [v] - See also: confiscate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Confiscating
Literary usage of Confiscating
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of International Law by Henry Wheaton (1866)
"... in asserting the right of confiscating enemy's property, seized before an
actual declaration of war ; but a nation which, by the extent of its capital, ..."
2. Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801 by George Clinton, Hugh Hastings, James Austin Holden, New York (State). Governor (1801-1804 : Clinton), New York (State). State Historian (1901)
"... Felony for Arresting Tories and confiscating. Their Property—Washington Submits
the Matter to Clinton. Head Quarters Morris Town Decem'r 13th 1779. Sir. ..."
3. Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons, Fifteen Months a Guest of by John McElroy (1879)
"It seemed very likely that there was confiscating SOFT SOAP. . something there
that a loyal Yankee deserved better than a Rebel. ..."
4. Annals of the American Revolution: Or, A Record of the Causes and Events by Jedidiah Morse (1824)
"... he zealously opposed the law for confiscating the elates of the adherents to
the British government ; and contended that sound policy required to ..."
5. Labor Turnover, Loyalty and Output: A Consideration of the Trend of the by Fred Herbert Colvin (1919)
"confiscating INVENTIONS DEMORALIZING The handling of suggestions is a matter ...
The practice of some concerns of confiscating every invention of their ..."
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