Usage Note
Confiscado is the past participle of confiscar used attributively. It implies seizure by an authority — typically a government or court — distinguishing it from plain theft. The feminine form is confiscada; the noun is confiscación (seizure). In legal contexts decomisado is a near-synonym used in customs and drug-enforcement language.
Examples
"El vehículo fue confiscado por la policía."
Natural Translation
The vehicle was confiscated by the police.
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