adj 1: surrendered as a penalty [syn: forfeit, forfeited]
2: taken without permission or consent especially by public
authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway
cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the
drain [syn: appropriated, condemned, confiscated, seized, taken over]
v : take by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The
customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The
police confiscated the stolen artwork" [syn: impound, attach, sequester, seize]