confiscable

The customs officer identified the smuggled goods as confiscable items.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Subject to seizure by authority: "Confiscable" describes property or assets that are legally liable to be taken by a government or other authority, typically as a penalty or because they are illegal.
   • Forfeit: It refers to items that can be officially removed from their owner due to law violations or unpaid debts.

Usage Examples

• (The illegally transported items could be legally seized by the border authority.)
• (Money earned through unlawful means can be taken by the state.)
• (The vehicle could be legally taken as it was bought with stolen money.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be confiscable by law": to be legally subject to seizure.

  • Contraband items are confiscable by law without compensation. (Illegal objects can be taken by the authorities, and the owner receives no payment.)

• "confiscable property": assets that can be legally taken.

  • The government listed all confiscable property from the corrupt official's estate. (All assets that could be seized were catalogued.)

Variants and Related Words

• Confiscate (verb): to take possession of property by authority.

  • The police confiscated the counterfeit money. (The authorities seized the fake currency.)

• Confiscation (noun): the act of seizing property.

  • The confiscation of illegal weapons was carried out swiftly. (The process of taking the weapons happened quickly.)

Synonyms

• Seizable: capable of being taken by legal authority.
• Forfeitable: subject to being lost or given up as a penalty.

Related Idioms

• None directly applicable: "Confiscable" is a formal legal term and does not commonly appear in idioms. However, the concept appears in the phrase:
  • "To fall into the hands of the law": to become subject to legal seizure.

    • The smuggled art fell into the hands of the law and was declared confiscable. (The art was seized by authorities because it could be legally taken.)