Usage Note
Decomisar refers specifically to official confiscation by authorities — customs agents decomisan contraband, inspectors decomisan unsafe food. The noun form is decomiso (seizure). Use it in legal and regulatory contexts; confiscar is a close synonym but sounds more formal and military.
Examples
"Los aduaneros decomisaron la mercancía ilegal."
Natural Translation
The customs officers seized the illegal merchandise.
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