Confiscatory
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Confiscatory is an adjective meaning Using confiscation.
Meaning
Using confiscation.
Example Sentences
At some point along the curve of tax rates, the rate changes qualitatively from contributory (the payer is duly pitching in) to confiscatory (the taxer is confiscating); the cutoff value between those categories depends on one's political philosophy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include usurpatory, freebooting, instealing, antistuffing, incriminatory, pignorate.
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