- confiscation of goods
- impoundment of merchandise, seizure of goods, requisition of goods
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confiscation of goods
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CONFISCATION, EXPROPRIATION, FORFEITURE — Confiscation is mentioned once in the Bible as a quasi criminal sanction against disobedience to lawful orders (Ezra 10:8). Relying on this precedent, the rule was enunciated that courts are empowered to expropriate (hefker bet din; Git. 36b, Yev … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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