押収|おうしゅうoushuu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveseizure; confiscation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 押収する（おうしゅうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 押収します（おうしゅうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 押収しない（おうしゅうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 押収しません（おうしゅうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 押収せず・押収せぬ（おうしゅうせず・おうしゅうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 押収した（おうしゅうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 押収しました（おうしゅうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 押収しなかった（おうしゅうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 押収しませんでした（おうしゅうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 押収して（おうしゅうして） |
| Potential | 押収できる（おうしゅうできる） |
| Passive | 押収される（おうしゅうされる） |
| Causative | 押収させる（おうしゅうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 押収させられる（おうしゅうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 押収すれば（おうしゅうすれば） |
| tara | 押収したら（おうしゅうしたら） |
| Volitional | 押収しよう（おうしゅうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 押収しましょう（おうしゅうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 押収しろ（おうしゅうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym差し押さえさしおさえNeutralAttaching property or goods to secure a claim, e.g. for taxes or civil execution, also in criminal cases; 「押収」 is a court or investigators taking evidence.
- Synonym差し押さえるさしおさえるNeutralThe verb form of 「差し押さえ」: to attach or seize property or goods; 「押収する」 centers on taking evidence.
- Synonym接収せっしゅうWrittenWritten/formal: state organs forcibly requisitioning private property or facilities, e.g. occupying forces taking buildings after a war; not seizure to obtain evidence.
- Related没収ぼっしゅうNeutralAs a criminal penalty it strips ownership; it also covers a teacher taking away a phone. 「押収」 seizes evidence without necessarily depriving the owner of it.
- Related取り上げるとりあげるNeutralAn everyday verb: to take something away, also to pick up, adopt, or raise a topic; unlike 「押収」, not a legal-procedure term.
- Related拿捕だほWrittenWritten/formal term for capturing or seizing a ship, in maritime law enforcement or war; can also mean capturing people, while 「押収」 targets evidence items.
- Related召し上げるめしあげるWrittenWritten/formal, archaic: authorities or superiors taking something away or confiscating it; also to summon. Rare today — say 「没収」 instead.
- Related没取ぼっしゅWrittenWritten/formal legal term for the state confiscating property by law; rare in everyday use, where 「没収」 is normal. Unlike 「押収」, it is not seizing evidence.
- Antonym返還へんかんWrittenWritten/formal: returning something to its owner — the opposite of seizing; 「押収品を返還する」 means returning seized items.
Use 「押収」 when a court or investigators seize evidence, as in 「証拠品を押収する」. For attaching property to secure taxes or a debt, use 「差し押さえ」; for confiscation, 「没収」; for seizing ships, 「拿捕」; for state requisition of property, 「接収」. 「取り上げる」 is the everyday word for taking things away. 「没取」 and 「召し上げる」 are rare; prefer 「没収」. The opposite is 「返還」.
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