Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Confiscation \Con`fis*ca"tion\, n. [L. confiscatio.]
   The act or process of taking property or condemning it to be
   taken, as forfeited to the public use.

         The confiscations following a subdued rebellion.
                                                  --Hallam.

Source : WordNet®

confiscation
     n : seizure by the government [syn: {arrogation}]