confiscateverb [ T ] uk ? /'k?n.f?.ske?t/ us ? /'k??n.f?.ske?t/ ?
to take a possession away from someone when you have the right to do so, usually as a punishment and often for a limited period, after which it is returned to the owner:
Let's not have a chicken fight over it, it is what it is. Accept defeat and move on.