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Theft with paperwork, performed by someone wearing a badge.
means The seizing of property by an authority, usually as punishment, enforcement, or penalty.
from From Latin confiscare, 'to put together into a chest' — con- ('together') plus fiscus, the 'basket' or 'treasury' that gave us the word fiscal. To confiscate something was literally to toss it into the state's money-basket, which is why the paperwork still feels like it's just a dressed-up word for a very official theft.
- etymology
- Latin for storing in the public treasury
- asset forfeiture
- police can seize property without charging you
- legal twist
- the property, not you, gets sued
- return rate
- most seized cash is never reclaimed by owners