confiscar
/konfisˈkaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to confiscate
🚫📦 con-FISC-ar: the FISC (treasury) takes it, so you lose it
Comes from Latin confiscare, from fiscus, meaning treasury or money basket. To confiscar is to hand something over to the fiscus, the state treasury. English confiscate and fiscal share the same root.