CONFISCATE    沒收

TAKE something from ANOTHER, ACTING as an OFFICIAL CONFORMING to a LAW.
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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 ／
See also
  • TAXMONEY CONFISCATED FROM CITIZENS by the OFFICIALS of the GOVERNMENT, CONFORMING to a LAW.
Hypernym
  • TAKE　OBTAIN a THING OFTEN by REMOVING it from its PLACE OR OWNER so as to HAVE it ONESELF. (anc: 15/0, child: 10)
  • OBTAIN　BEGIN to HAVE. (anc: 14/0, child: 5)
  • BEGIN　ENDURINGLY STOP NOT to ACT OR to BE RESEMBLING:as in the PAST. (anc: 13/0, child: 4)

Words (7 items)

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
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  • VPiactcollect taxes and revenues (for someone)
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
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
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  • vtoNconfiscate by official order
納  nà OC: nuub MC: nəp 1 Attribution
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  • vtoNconfiscate by official decree
舉  jǔ OC: klaʔ MC: ki̯ɤ 0 Attributions
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  • vtoNconfiscate ZHOULI 舉其貨罰其人 "confiscate the goods and fine the person concerned"