confiscable
[ kuh n-fis-kuh-buh l, kon-fuh-skuh-buh l ]
/ kənˈfɪs kə bəl, ˈkɒn fə skə bəl /
adjective
liable to be confiscated.
Origin of confiscable
First recorded in 1720–30;
confisc(ate) +
-able
OTHER WORDS FROM confiscable
non·con·fis·ca·ble, adjective un·con·fis·ca·ble, adjectiveWords nearby confiscable
confirmation bias,
confirmation hearings,
confirmatory,
confirmed,
confirmee,
confiscable,
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confiscatory,
confit,
confiteor,
confiture
Example sentences from the Web for confiscable
The property of the rebels is confiscable by the ever observed rule of war, as consecrated by international laws.
Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 |Adam GurowskiThis left only the "confiscable" property to be collected and sold.
The Sequel of Appomattox |Walter Lynwood Fleming
British Dictionary definitions for confiscable
confiscable
/ (kənˈfɪskəbəl) /
adjective
subject or liable to confiscation or seizure