The king's men confiscated all the chickens from the farmers so there would be fresh eggs in the castle. From LearnThat.org.
I believe the unproductive have no right to confiscate from the productive. From Wordnik.com. [Tax Cuts for the Rich, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
That is why he is trying to spend every dollar he can confiscate from the American people. From Wordnik.com. [Obama takes heat from Democrats over jobs] Reference
Here's a standard dictionary entry for "confiscate:". From Wordnik.com. [Community rallies to support charter school] Reference
The parent did NOT "confiscate" the tape, he stole it. From Wordnik.com. [Community rallies to support charter school] Reference
The Port Authority replies the FAA has no right to "confiscate" the slots, which they claim as their own. From Wordnik.com. [Fixing the Unfriendly Skies] Reference
By definition, only a person acting with property authority, such as a police officer with a warrant, can "confiscate" property. From Wordnik.com. [Community rallies to support charter school] Reference
Along the way, he would "confiscate" cans of beans, sausage and beer. From Wordnik.com. [The Facts: News] Reference
You think that because I love it will be easy to "confiscate" my will. From Wordnik.com. [The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance] Reference
He always used the word "confiscate" when he talked about taking things. From Wordnik.com. [The Facts: News] Reference
From this word comes our "confiscate," "to turn totally into the Fiscus.". From Wordnik.com. [Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire] Reference
Far from proposing to "confiscate" accounts, she proposed to restore their value. From Wordnik.com. [FactCheck.org] Reference
The term "confiscate" is one that instantly portrays how Brown and Labour see taxes and NI contributions. From Wordnik.com. [The Coffee House | Politics and News Discussion Forum] Reference
"confiscate" the hugely popular retirement accounts. From Wordnik.com. [Viking Pundit] Reference
"confiscate" your car, and then pay you a value I determine to be appropriate?. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
"confiscate" two of MICHAEL JACKSON's giraffes after learning their mates have died. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
"We only get it when we go into a house and confiscate it.". From Wordnik.com. [The Protection Business] Reference
The trainer apparently used to confiscate the players 'snuff. From Wordnik.com. [When Bubba Tyer set Russ Grimm's clothes on fire] Reference
"What right have you to confiscate it?" retorted the Sergeant. From Wordnik.com. [Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac] Reference
Some U.S. officials thought the U.S. government should confiscate it. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
They confiscate beer out of warehouses and set fire to local brothels. From Wordnik.com. [Indonesia: The Next Threat To Peace] Reference
"I do not want to expropriate or confiscate any assets," Morales said. From Wordnik.com. [Calculated Contradictions] Reference
Some U.S. officials thought the American government should confiscate it. From Wordnik.com. [Saddam: The Plane Flies Home] Reference
The next day, the crew members confiscate rope and secure heavy objects. From Wordnik.com. [Star Anise] Reference
They have the power to confiscate our savings by leveraging up the public sector. From Wordnik.com. [How Dr. Keynes Will Kill The Patient] Reference
So no matter how much wealth politicians confiscate, they will always be back for more. From Wordnik.com. [More Taxes Alone Won't Solve Our Spending Problem] Reference
Still, the investigators managed to briefly confiscate his laptop, and kept his phones. From Wordnik.com. [Jacob Appelbaum, Wikileaks Volunteer, Detained At U.S. Border For Three Hours] Reference
"You get real close up to their ear and say, 'I don't want to have to confiscate that.'". From Wordnik.com. [Is Video Killing the Concert Vibe?] Reference
The next day a local judge acceded to Yukos's request to confiscate the entire press run. From Wordnik.com. [A FREE PRESS, FOR SALE] Reference
By leveraging up the public sector, they have used their power to confiscate our savings. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Pento: How Dr. Keynes Killed the Patient] Reference
Workers go there first, they confiscate their passports, they force them to work like slaves. From Wordnik.com. [Keeping Workers Safe] Reference
I think it is evident that I cannot recover this money elsewhere if you confiscate this property. From Wordnik.com. [The Orations of Lysias] Reference
The "spooks," as the former agents were called, were known to barge into offices and confiscate computers. From Wordnik.com. [ENRON'S DIRTY LAUNDRY] Reference
So the real issue is not, as some zealots would have it, whether there will be a nationwide drive to confiscate all guns. From Wordnik.com. [A Boost For Brady] Reference
The Israeli government refused to make concessions when Abbas wouldn't confiscate weapons or arrest members of militant groups. From Wordnik.com. [Arafat Rebounds (Again)] Reference
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