confiscator
/ˈkɑnfɪskeɪtər/
noun
- A person or authority that seizes property, especially as a penalty or by legal right.
- The school principal became the confiscator of all electronic devices found during the test.
- In history, the king acted as the ultimate confiscator of traitors' lands.
- The confiscator of the smuggled goods was a customs officer.
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