收缴 (shōu jiǎo) — to confiscate, to seize (by authorities)

Definition

Examples

• 警察收缴了大量毒品。
  Jǐng chá shōu jiǎo le dà liàng dú pǐn.
  The police confiscated a large amount of drugs.
• 海关收缴了一批假冒商品。
  Hǎi guān shōu jiǎo le yì pī jiǎ mào shāng pǐn.
  Customs seized a batch of counterfeit goods.
• 政府决定收缴非法持有的武器。
  Zhèng fǔ jué dìng shōu jiǎo fēi fǎ chí yǒu de wǔ qì.
  The government decided to confiscate illegally held weapons.