Verbal Ability - Selecting Words - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Selecting Words - Section 1 (Q.No. 8)
Directions to Solve

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.


8.
If you smuggle goods into the country, they may be ...... by the customs authority.
possessed
punished
confiscated
fined
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.
Discussion:
29 comments Page 2 of 3.

Devanshu said:   9 years ago
Confiscate is temporary possession of something which may be illegal. So confiscated is the absolutely right answer.
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Varun said:   1 decade ago
Punished is inappropriate because a thing could not be punished.

Sana said:   10 years ago
Confiscated means?

Tarun said:   1 decade ago
Why we cannot use 'punished'?

Avinash said:   1 decade ago
Custom authority can't fine? So D is also correct.

Pankaj said:   2 decades ago
Confiscate means to siezed the property.

Raghu said:   1 decade ago
What is the meaning of sentence?

Venkat said:   1 decade ago
Confiscate -> to officially take something from somebody, especially as a punishment.

ex:- Their land was confiscated after the war.

Srini said:   1 decade ago
What mean possessed?

Archana said:   1 decade ago
What are its synonyms?


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