CONFISCATE  沒收

TAKE something from ANOTHER, ACTING as an OFFICIAL CONFORMING to a LAW.
IMPOUNDSEIZECOMMANDEERREQUISITIONAPPROPRIATEEXPROPRIATESEQUESTERSEQUESTRATETAKE (AWAY)LAW DISTRAIN
Hypernym
  • TAKEOBTAIN a THING OFTEN by REMOVING it from its PLACE OR OWNER so as to HAVE it ONESELF.
    • OBTAINBEGIN to HAVE.
      • BEGINENDURINGLY STOP NOT to ACT OR to BE RESEMBLING:as in the PAST.
        • STOPACT so as NOT to CONTINUE NOW:present ACTION....
See also
  • TAXMONEY CONFISCATED FROM CITIZENS by the OFFICIALS of the GOVERNMENT, CONFORMING to a LAW.
    Old Chinese Criteria
    1. The general current term for any kind of confiscation is shōu 收.

    2. Liǎn 斂 refers to the collecting of dues in an official capacity.

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    沒收

    充公

    rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

      Words

      收  shōu OC: qjiw MC: ɕɨu 5 Attributions

      The general current term for any kind of confiscation is shōu 收.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNconfiscate; take in in an official capacity (taxes etc)
      聚斂  jù liǎn OC: sɡoʔ ɡ-romʔ MC: dzi̯o liɛm 4 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPiactcollect taxes and revenues (for someone)
      斂  liǎn OC: ɡ-romʔ MC: liɛm 1 Attribution

      Liǎn 斂 refers to the collecting of dues in an official capacity.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNcollect (as regular payments due to government)
      籍  jí OC: sɡaɡ MC: dziɛk 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNconfiscate by official order
      納  nà OC: nuub MC: nəp 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNconfiscate by official decree
      聚  jù OC: sɡos MC: dzi̯o
      聚  jù OC: sɡoʔ MC: dzi̯o 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNcollect N as regular tax payments from one's subjects
      舉  jǔ OC: klaʔ MC: ki̯ɤ 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNconfiscate ZHOULI 舉其貨罰其人 "confiscate the goods and fine the person concerned"

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