Seized and appropriated by the government to the public use; forfeited.

To seize as forfeited to the public treasury; to appropriate to the public use.

take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain"

surrendered as a penalty