No. 12,638 in Russian
конфисковать
To confiscate.
In a sentence
Полиция конфисковала у подозреваемого нелегально хранящееся оружие.
The police confiscated illegally stored weapons from the suspect.
In this sentence, 'конфисковала' is used to express the official act of taking possession of illegal items by authorities.
На таможне у путешественника конфисковали запрещённые предметы.
At customs, forbidden items were confiscated from the traveler.
Here, 'конфисковали' refers to the act of removing prohibited items as per regulations or laws.
Суд решил конфисковать имущество, нажитое преступным путём.
The court decided to confiscate property acquired through illegal means.
In this usage, 'конфисковать' illustrates a legal action decided by the judicial system to seize assets gained unlawfully.
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