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No. 13,448 in German

beschlagnahmten

"Beschlagnahmten" means "confiscated" in English.

In a sentence

  • Die Polizei beschlagnahmte die gestohlenen Waren.

    The police confiscated the stolen goods.

    In this sentence, 'beschlagnahmte' is used as the past tense form of 'beschlagnahmen', indicating that the police took possession of stolen goods as a legal action.

  • Das Gericht hat die illegalen Dokumente beschlagnahmt.

    The court has confiscated the illegal documents.

    Here, 'beschlagnahmt' is used in the present perfect tense, demonstrating the judicial action of seizing unlawful materials.

  • Die Behörden werden sein Eigentum beschlagnahmen.

    The authorities will confiscate his property.

    In this example, 'beschlagnahmen' is used in its infinitive form to express a future intention to seize property.

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