confiscate
verb [ T ]
uk/ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/ usto officially take something away from someone, sometimes for a limited period, because they have done something illegal:
The organization has notified U.S. Customs to confiscate all imported fire extinguishers with the counterfeit labels.
confiscation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌkɒnfɪˈskeɪʃən/ us/ˌkɑː–/
Our investigation resulted in the confiscation of $227,000 in pirated material.