confiscate property; seizure and registration of property
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to register and confiscate (property, especially of a criminal)
archaicA historical term referring to an ancient Chinese punishment or judicial act. The first character 籍 (register) implies making an official inventory, while the second 没 (confiscate) refers to the seizure. Used almost exclusively in historical or formal literary contexts.
Fàn犯
guān官
bèi被
zhì治
zuì罪
hòu后
，
qí其
jiā家
chǎn产
jiē皆
zāo遭
jí籍
mò没
。
After the corrupt official was convicted, all his family property was registered and confiscated.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
móu谋
fǎn反
dà大
zuì罪
wǎng往
wǎng往
dǎo导
zhì致
mǎn满
mén门
chāo抄
zhǎn斩
、
jiā家
chǎn产
jí籍
mò没
。
In ancient times, the crime of treason often led to the execution of the entire family and the confiscation of their property.
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Zhè这
fèn份
gǔ古
jí籍
jì记
zǎi载
le了
jí籍
mò没
zuì罪
chén臣
cái财
chǎn产
de的
xiáng详
xì细
qīng清
dān单
。
This ancient text records the detailed inventory of the property confiscated from disgraced ministers.