Confiscate
Confiscate adjective - Surrendered as a penalty.
Lost and confiscate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lost" instead an adjective "Confiscate".
Nearby Words: confiscation, confiscating
Lost
Lost adjective - Not gained or won.
Usage example: a lost battle
Confiscate and lost are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confiscate" instead an adjective "Lost".
Nearby Word: losing
Both words in one sentence
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If you chose the wrong name, the game would confiscate all but two of your trains and make you unable to run more normally (though - perhaps due to a bug - clicking at the bottom of the train list actually allows you to view the lost train and buy it back by replacing its engine).
Source: Copy Protection - Shylock, in The Merchant of Venice: his daughter elopes with someone he loathes; he lost his case, losing even his rightful loan; and the court threatens to confiscate his property, forcing him to denounce Judaism and take up Christianity.
Source: Humiliation Conga / Theater
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