confisquer
to confiscate
verb kohn-fees-KEH Rare
Origin: from Latin confiscare, 'to seize for the treasury'
Usage Note
confisquer implies seizure by an authority — a teacher confiscating a phone or officials seizing property. The noun form is la confiscation. It is a formal-register verb; in casual speech one might say prendre instead.
Examples
"Le professeur a confisqué son téléphone."
Natural Translation
The teacher confiscated his phone.
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