In Washington, officials confiscated seven bombs.

Iraqi officials confiscate documents and return most hours later.

French officials confiscated much land from the more recalcitrant tribes and granted it to colonists, known as pieds-noirs.

In the 1960's, state officials confiscated his collection but allowed him to buy it back.

Canadian law requires that officials confiscate firearms and weapons from persons crossing the border who deny having the items in their possession.

The Sanchawan case is one example among thousands in which city officials pushing lucrative development projects have confiscated rural land by guile, fiat or force.

According to the district's handbook, such a violation allows officials to confiscate the phone for two weeks before returning the device.

British law required the Dartmouth to unload and pay the duties within twenty days or customs officials could confiscate the cargo.

In the last half year, officials along the 275-mile border with Czechoslovakia confiscated 3.8 million cigarettes, 10,600 tapes and 21,500 sweaters.

Since then, officials have confiscated 3,233 cellphones in about 20 schools, Keith Kalb, a spokesman for the chancellor, said yesterday.