The seizure or confiscation of property, carried out forcibly under legal or administrative authority, often in criminal or regulatory contexts.
税金の滞納が続いたため、当局は資産を没収した。
Because tax arrears continued, the authorities seized the assets.
空港で違法品が見つかり、没収された。
Illegal items were found at the airport and were confiscated.
裁判所は証拠品の没収を命じた。
The court ordered the seizure of the evidence.