All 6 Uses of
confiscate
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- Yes, Rufus Scrimgeour has set up several new offices in response to the present situation, and Arthur's heading the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects.†
Chpt 5
- The other day Arthur confiscated a box of cursed Sneakoscopes that were almost certainly planted by a Death Eater.†
Chpt 5 *
- Arthur Weasley of the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects said that his team had been acting upon a confidential tipoff.'†
Chpt 11
- Any Dark object would have been found, I know for a fact Crabbe had a shrunken head confiscated.†
Chpt 11
- "Why didn't you confiscate them then?" demanded Harry, it seemed extraordinary that Hermione's m ania for upholding the rules could have abandoned her at this crucial juncture.†
Chpt 15
- Would he confiscate or destroy the book that had taught Harry so much …. the book that had become a kind of guide and friend?†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(confiscate) to take something regardless of consent -- especially by public authority