| 单词 | confiscation |
| 释义 | confiscation confiscation the taking away of the property of another, usually by the state. In relation to the acquisition of land and the like for state projects, most systems have procedures allowing for appeal and always with compensation. Customs and Excise authorities can con- fiscate certain goods where the proper duty has not been paid. In criminal cases, confiscation or forfeiture is now much more common than once was the case, with statutory powers being available to penalise serious criminals in a much more effective way than hand- ing out sentences of imprisonment. So it is now possible in the UK for drug dealers to lose the houses bought with the proceeds of their trade and for the getaway car in a bank robbery to be taken and sold. There is, of course, no compensation in such cases, but there is usu- ally a right of appeal as with any sentence. The right to property under European human rights law (see EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS) means that confiscation measures cannot operate against the presumption of innocence nor by perhaps confiscating the property of another person in a process in which he is not involved. |
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