confisquer

En cas de refus, le gouvernement grec pourrait déclarer l’état d’urgence, confisquerait la Banque centrale de Grèce et éditerait lui-même des euros (il dispose de plaques pour imprimer des billets de 20 euros).
In the case of a refusal, the Greek government could declare a state of emergency, expropriate the Greek Central Bank, and print its own Euros (it has the plates necessary for printing 20 Euro notes).
La professeure a dit qu'elle confisquerait nos téléphones portables si nous les avions allumés en classe.
The teacher said she would confiscate our cellphones if we had them switched on in class.
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