incautación

Definitions of incautación
  1. noun
    the taking possession of something by legal process
    synonyms: embargo
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    arrogación, confiscación
    seizure by the government
    embargo
    the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
    requisa, requisición
    the act of coercing someone into government service
    expropiación
    taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
    type of:
    apropiación
    a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
  2. noun
    the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
    synonyms: confiscación, decomiso
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    usurpación
    wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority)
    arresto, detención
    the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
    avasallamiento, conquista, sometimiento
    the act of conquering
    type of:
    adquisición, consecución
    the act of acquiring something
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