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单词 reconfiscation
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reconfiscationn.

Brit. /ˌriːˌkɒnfᵻˈskeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌriˌkɑnfəˈskeɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, confiscation n.
Etymology: < re- prefix + confiscation n. Compare earlier reconfiscate v.
The action or an act of confiscating something again.
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1839 Times 5 Jan. 4/4 Longing desires for a reconfiscation of lands transferred from defeated rebels.
1870 Catholic World May 243 They do not..desire a reconfiscation of property; but they do demand a guarantee..that as long as they pay a fair rent they shall not be disturbed in their holdings.
1901 Times 21 Feb. 6/2 A system founded upon confiscation and reconfiscation does not often have a good chance.
1933 Times 23 June 8/2 Irish titles had grown so complex that a wholesale reconfiscation of land in favour of Catholic as against Protestant, of Irishmen as against Englishman, would have but made confusion worse.
1995 Washington Times (Nexis) 6 Dec. a19 Yulia Tymoshenko..unnerved Western investors with her program of large-scale ‘reprivatization’, i.e., reconfiscation of assets from previous questionable privatization schemes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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