Confiscate and Steal

Confiscate

Confiscate verb - To take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority.

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Steal and confiscate are semantically related. in criminality topic. In some cases you can use "Steal" instead a verb "Confiscate".

Nearby Words: confiscation, confiscating

Steal verb - To take (something) without right and with an intent to keep.

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Confiscate and steal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confiscate" instead a verb "Steal".

Nearby Words: stealing, stealth

power	confiscate power	steal power
candy	confiscate candy	steal candy
stuff	confiscate stuff	steal stuff
piece	confiscate piece	steal piece
Other words: time, technology, money, supplies, food, evidence, car, weapon, card, items, sword, shoes, gun, weapons, keys.

Richard will either interrupt the call (for a pay phone or a home phone) or steal or confiscate John's cell phone.

Source: Confiscated Phone
If you do manage to steal the item, Blaze will confiscate all the money you earn during the main game and won't open shop again for you until the debt is fully paid.

Source: Shoplift and Die aka: Izchaks Wrath
Strickland confiscate the almanac from Biff, and he manages to sneak into Strickland's office and steal it back without being seen, only to discover Biff put the dust jacket of the almanac on an erotic magazine called Ooh La La.

Source: Recap / Back to the Future

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