没収|ぼっしゅうbosshuu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbseizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 没収する（ぼっしゅうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 没収します（ぼっしゅうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 没収しない（ぼっしゅうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 没収しません（ぼっしゅうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 没収せず・没収せぬ（ぼっしゅうせず・ぼっしゅうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 没収した（ぼっしゅうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 没収しました（ぼっしゅうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 没収しなかった（ぼっしゅうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 没収しませんでした（ぼっしゅうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 没収して（ぼっしゅうして） |
| Potential | 没収できる（ぼっしゅうできる） |
| Passive | 没収される（ぼっしゅうされる） |
| Causative | 没収させる（ぼっしゅうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 没収させられる（ぼっしゅうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 没収すれば（ぼっしゅうすれば） |
| tara | 没収したら（ぼっしゅうしたら） |
| Volitional | 没収しよう（ぼっしゅうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 没収しましょう（ぼっしゅうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 没収しろ（ぼっしゅうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym差し押さえるさしおさえるNeutralVerb form of 「差し押さえ」: to seize or attach property in legal enforcement of debts or taxes.
- Synonym接収せっしゅうWrittenWritten term for requisitioning or forcibly taking over property, as when occupying forces 「接収」 assets; leans toward forced takeover.
- Synonym没取ぼっしゅWrittenWritten word for confiscating assets to the state; rare in modern usage.
- Related差し押さえさしおさえNeutralSeizure of property by tax authorities or courts under law, as in 「財産の差し押さえ」; leans toward debt and tax enforcement cases.
- Related押収おうしゅうWrittenWritten term for seizure of evidence by courts or investigative agencies, as in 「証拠品を押収する」; leans toward criminal procedure.
- Related取り上げるとりあげるNeutralEveryday, colloquial verb for taking something away from someone, as in 「携帯を取り上げる」; the natural word in daily conversation.
- Related押さえるおさえるNeutralEveryday verb for pinning down or securing something, as in 「証拠を押さえる」; leans toward gaining control, e.g. over evidence.
- Related拿捕だほWrittenWritten term for the capture or seizure of vessels, especially foreign ones, as in 「漁船が拿捕される」; leans toward maritime contexts.
- Related召し上げるめしあげるFormalFormal, archaic verb for officials confiscating property; carries a strong historical flavor.
- Antonym返還へんかんWrittenAntonym: written word for returning something to its original owner, the opposite of 没収's taking away.
Use 「没収」 for forcibly taking things away or confiscating under law, as in 「スマホを没収される」 or 「財産没収」. For seizing evidence in a criminal case say 「押収」; for attaching property over unpaid debts or taxes say 「差し押さえ」; in casual speech say 「取り上げる」. 「返還」 is the opposite: returning what was taken.
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