All 4 Uses of
confiscate
in
Harry Potter (#3) and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- "So he hauled us off to his office and started threatening us with the usual —" detention disembowelment and we couldn't help noticing a drawer in one of his filing cabinets marked Confiscated and Highly Dangerous.†
Chpt 10
- He probably suspected what it was, though, or he wouldn't have confiscated it.†
Chpt 10 *
- It was confiscated.†
Chpt 12
- I happen to know that this map was confiscated by Mr. Filch many years ago.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
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(confiscate) to take something regardless of consent -- especially by public authority