Both Uses of
confiscate
in
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
- The theater itself was "arrested," ordered closed, and was eventually confiscated from the Fords.†
p. 135.6
- They searched for and confiscated anything and everything connected to John Wilkes Booth, including documents unconnected to the assassination.†
p. 141.3 *
Definition:
to take something regardless of consent -- often as a punishment or by authority