All 6 Uses of
confiscate
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- Nor does it have the right to confiscate wands until charges have been successfully proven; again, as I reminded you on the night of the second of August.†
Chpt 8 *
- Well then, it would be a perfect way for Umbridge to manage it — tip off Filch, let him do the dirty work and confiscate the letter, then either find a way of stealing it from him or else demand to see it — I don't think Filch would object, when's he ever stuck up for a student's rights?†
Chpt 18
- I will want their broomsticks confiscated, of course; I shall keep them safely in my office, to make sure there is no infringement of my ban.†
Chpt 19
- Nothing was moving except the horrible kittens that were still frolicking on the wall plates above the confiscated broomsticks.†
Chpt 29
- Ron assured Harry he would reimburse him for his half the moment he left Hogwarts and got a job, but before they could close the deal, Hermione had confiscated the bottle from Carmichael and poured the contents down a toilet.†
Chpt 31
- I confiscated that, too.†
Chpt 31
Definition:
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(confiscate) to take something regardless of consent -- especially by public authority