FISC, noun [Latin fiscus. Fiscus, signifies a basket or hanaper, probably from the twigs which composed the first baskets. Eng. whisk. The word coincides in elements with basket, and Latin fascia, twigs being the primitive bands.] The treasury of a prince or state; hence to confiscate to take the good of a criminal and appropriate then to the public treasure.
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