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[ぼっ()·しゅう()]
bosshuu
noun, suru verb, no adjective

English Meaning(s) for 没収

noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

Definition and Synonyms for 没収

Seizure the taking possession of something by legal process
Synonyms: 差し押さえ, 差し押さえる, 押収, 没収
Confiscation seizure by the government
Synonyms: 押収, 接収, 没収
Impounding placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
Synonyms: 没収, 留置
Capture the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
Synonyms: 乗っ取り, 乗っ取る, 分捕り, 分捕る, 則る, 占拠, 占領, 奪取, 差し押さえ, 差し押さえる, 強奪, 押収, 拿捕, 没収, 鹵獲
Attach take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
Synonyms: 取り上げる, 召し上げる, 差し押さえる, 押さえる, 押収, 接収, 没収, 没取
Forfeit something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
Synonyms: 没収, 罰金

Meanings for each kanji in 没収

» drown; sink; hide; fall into; disappear; die
» income; obtain; reap; pay; supply; store

Categories 没収 is a member of

Acquiring the act of acquiring something
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Seizure the taking possession of something by legal process
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Take take into one's possession
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Loss something that is lost
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Appropriation a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
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Sample Sentences for 没収

The soldiers seized food from the people they conquered.
If you leave your textbooks at school during the break, they'll get confiscated.
My license was confiscated.

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