chāomò

抄没

Word · VerbTraditional抄沒

search and confiscate

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to search and confiscate; to seize

formal

Often 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.