search and seize; confiscate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to search and seize; to confiscate (by authority)
formalUsed in legal, police, or administrative contexts when authorities search for and take possession of prohibited, illegal, or dangerous items.
Jǐng警
fāng方
zài在
zhè这
cì次
xíng行
dòng动
zhōng中
sōu搜
jiǎo缴
le了
dà大
liàng量
dú毒
pǐn品
。
The police confiscated a large quantity of drugs during this operation.
Zhí执
fǎ法
rén人
yuán员
yī依
fǎ法
sōu搜
jiǎo缴
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
fēi非
fǎ法
chū出
bǎn版
wù物
。
Law enforcement personnel legally confiscated all illegal publications.
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Hǎi海
guān关
rén人
yuán员
sōu搜
jiǎo缴
le了
zǒu走
sī私
de的
diàn电
zǐ子
chǎn产
pǐn品
。
Customs officers seized the smuggled electronic products.
Jǐng警
chá察
cóng从
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
shēn身
shang上
sōu搜
jiǎo缴
le了
xiōng凶
qì器
。
The police seized the murder weapon from the suspect.