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sequester, seize, attach, impound

v. 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"

forfeit, forfeited

adj. surrendered as a penalty

appropriated, confiscated, seized, taken over

adj. 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"

get, acquire, get hold of

v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

cage, cage in, confine in a cage

v. confine in a cage; "The animal was caged"

hijack, highjack, pirate, commandeer, expropriate

v. take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

impress, shanghai

v. take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"

take, remove, take away

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

lock, fasten with a lock

v. fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence"

clasp, brooch

v. fasten with or as if with a brooch

join, conjoin, come together, make contact

v. make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"

link, yoke

v. link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"

tie, link, connect, put together, connect together

v. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

portion, assign, allot

v. give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

charge, commit, send, institutionalize

v. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

put, place, commit, invest

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

reserve, earmark, set aside, allow, appropriate

v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

obtain, secure, procure

v. come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"

embezzled

adj. taken for your own use in violation of a trust; "the embezzled funds amounted to millions of dollars"

expropriated

adj. taken out of the possession of another and transferred to your own use often without permission; "the expropriated land was developed into a public playground"

purloined, stolen

adj. taken dishonestly; "the purloined letter"

usurped

adj. (used especially of the rights of another) seized and held by force; "the usurped crown sat heavy on his head"

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