confiscatory
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- unconfiscatory adjective
Etymology
Origin of confiscatory
First recorded in 1790–1800; confiscate + -ory 1
Example Sentences
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But when added to the targeting, these considerations confirm that the California measure is confiscatory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
They argue it is confiscatory and violates the regional government's autonomy, according to a lawyer's draft for the appeal seen by Reuters.
From Reuters • May 17, 2023
Billionaire Peter Thiel, a founder of PayPal, has publicly condemned "confiscatory taxes."
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2021
State law gives local governments remarkably broad leeway to seize the vehicles on their streets and tow them to public or private yards to rack up confiscatory storage and other fees.
From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2019
Thus the occupation of our enemy's sea communications and the confiscatory operations it connotes are in a sense primary operations, and not, as on land, secondary.
From Some Principles of Maritime Strategy by Corbett, Julian S. (Julian Stafford)
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