confiscation [confiscations](the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation) noun [UK: ˌkɒn.fɪ.ˈskeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌkɑːn.fə.ˈskeɪʃ.n̩]
expropriation [expropriations](act of expropriating) noun [UK: ˌeks.ˌprəʊ.prɪ.ˈeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌeksˌpro.ʊ.prɪ.ˈeɪʃ.n̩]