This is the 13448th most frequent German word.
beschlagnahmten
"Beschlagnahmten" means "confiscated" in English.
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.
Die Polizei beschlagnahmte die gestohlenen Waren.
The police confiscated the stolen goods.
Here, 'beschlagnahmt' is used in the present perfect tense, demonstrating the judicial action of seizing unlawful materials.
Das Gericht hat die illegalen Dokumente beschlagnahmt.
The court has confiscated the illegal documents.
In this example, 'beschlagnahmen' is used in its infinitive form to express a future intention to seize property.