confiscatory
/kənˈfɪs.kə.tɔːr.i/
adjective
- Relating to or involving the seizure of property, especially by a government or authority, often in a way that seems unfair or excessive.
- The new tax law was criticized as confiscatory because it took more than half of people's savings.
- Some people argue that high fines for minor offenses are confiscatory and unjust.
- The dictator's confiscatory policies left many families without their land or homes.
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