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Beopro Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Confiscate

1a. Last week the police seized the means to commit the crime of the murdered man and seized his property as well.

1b. Last week the police confiscated the stuff to commit the crime of the murdered man and confiscated his property also.

Are these two sentences the same meaning and ok to say?

Thank you very much, Teachers

Beopro
  

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Hi, Your meaning is unclear in both cases. Consider a scenario where Tom murdered Fred. Whose stuff got confiscated?

— Clive

  • Hi, Your meaning is unclear in both cases.
  • Consider a scenario where Tom murdered Fred.
  • Whose stuff got confiscated?
  • Your sentence is unclear, but it sounds like it belonged to Fred.
  • That seems odd.
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Hi,

Your meaning is unclear in both cases.

Consider a scenario where Tom murdered Fred.

Whose stuff got confiscated? Your sentence is unclear, but it sounds like it belonged to Fred. That seems odd.

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Dear Clive!

- In this context, Teddy is the criminal and the police confiscated/seized his property and the means that he used to commit the crime
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Hi,

Has Teddy been tried and convicted yet? If not, he is not usually referred to as 'the criminal'.

Say

eg Last week the police seized evidence from the man charged with murdering Fred.

Cli
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