search and confiscate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to search and confiscate; to seize
formalOften used in legal or official contexts, especially regarding the confiscation of assets by authorities as a punitive measure.
Tān贪
guān官
de的
jiā家
chǎn产
bèi被
yī依
fǎ法
chāo抄
mò没
。
The corrupt official's family property was legally confiscated.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
fàn犯
zhòng重
zuì罪
zhě者
cháng常
bèi被
chāo抄
mò没
jiā家
chǎn产
。
Historically, those who committed serious crimes often had their family property seized.
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Fǎ法
yuàn院
xià下
lìng令
chāo抄
mò没
le了
tā他
de的
fēi非
fǎ法
suǒ所
dé得
。
The court ordered the confiscation of his illicit gains.