Confiscates is a 11 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.
You can make 950 anagrams from letters in confiscates (accefinosst).
Definitions for confiscates
adjective
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seized or appropriated, as for public use.
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seized or appropriated, as for public use.
verb (used with object)
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to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
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to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily:
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to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
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to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily:
Origin of confiscates
1525-35; Latin confiscātus (past participle of confiscāre to seize for the public treasury), equivalent to con- con- + fisc(us) basket, moneybag, public treasury (see