Word · Frequency #17017
confiscation
没收；充公
seizure by the government
- 1.
The act or process of confiscating.
没收的行为或过程。
没收的行为或过程。；没收；充公；[法] 没收；查抄；徵用
In use
The confiscation of the smuggled goods was ordered by the court.
Customs officers announced the confiscation of illegal weapons at the border.
The new law allows the confiscation of property gained through crime.
the confiscation of [noun]
定冠词 the 常与 confiscation 连用，后用 of 引出被没收的对象。
The confiscation of smuggled goods is carried out by customs officers.
对走私物品的没收由海关官员执行。
be subject to confiscation
be subject to 意为“可能受到、须接受”，后接名词。
Any item brought without a permit is subject to confiscation.
未经许可带入的任何物品都可能被没收。
confiscation by [agent]
by 后接执行没收的主体，如 police、customs、government。
Confiscation by the police requires a legal basis.
警方的没收需要有法律依据。
Common mistakes
The police reported several confiscation of smuggled goods.The police reported several confiscations of smuggled goods.
confiscation 是可数名词，复数形式是 confiscations；在 several 后必须用复数，汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉 -s。
The court ordered the confiscation to the contraband.The court ordered the confiscation of the contraband.
表示被没收的物品时要用 of 引出，即 confiscation of sth；不能受汉语“对……的没收”的影响而用 to。
The confiscation from the government was challenged in court.The confiscation by the government was challenged in court.
执行没收的施动者要用 by 引出，即 confiscation by sb/sth；from 后接财产的原持有人，不能用来表示执行没收的政府。
Connections
Collocations
- confiscation of property
- 财产没收
- The court ordered the confiscation of property obtained through illegal activities.法院下令没收通过非法活动获得的财产。
- confiscation of assets
- 资产充公
- The government announced the confiscation of assets linked to the corruption case.政府宣布充公与腐败案件有关的资产。
- confiscation order
- 没收令
- A confiscation order was issued against the smuggler.针对走私者发出了没收令。
- subject to confiscation
- 可予没收
- Any undeclared cash is subject to confiscation at customs.任何未申报的现金在海关都可能被没收。
- confiscation proceedings
- 没收程序
- Confiscation proceedings are underway for the seized artworks.被扣押艺术品的没收程序正在进行中。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
confiscation 里有 fisc，像 fiscal（财政）：政府把东西收进财政，就是没收充公。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、新闻报道、政府公告 该词多用于正式场合，常见于法律、政府公告及新闻报道中，日常口语较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the spelling -cation and end with the same stressed /keɪʃən/ sound as confiscation. Be careful: other -ation words like nation (/ˈneɪʃən/) or action (/ˈækʃən/) do not rhyme, and the verb confiscate (/ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/) ends in /keɪt/.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.