decomiso

See also: decomisó

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dekoˈmiso/ [d̪e.koˈmi.so]
  • Rhymes: -iso
  • Syllabification: de‧co‧mi‧so

Etymology 1

Univerbation of de +‎ comiso. First attested in 1656. (see quotations)

Noun

decomiso m (plural decomisos)

  1. (law) forfeiture, confiscation, seizure
    Synonym: comiso
    • 1656 February 5, Jerónimo de Barrionuevo, chapter CXXX, in A. Paz y Mélia, editor, Avisos de D. Jerónimo de Barrionuevo (1654-1658), volume II, Madrid, published 1892, page 291:
      […] —Rasgo del Rey de Portugal contra las galas.—Decomiso en Portugal.—Malos procedimientos del Sueco.— […]
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Etymology 2

Verb

decomiso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of decomisar

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