Confiscate
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To take possession of by force or authority; expropriate.
Seize
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to deliberately take hold of; to grab or captureto take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance)to take possession of (by force, law etc.)to have a sudden and powerful effect uponto bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small lineto fasten, fixto lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ or )to have a seizureto bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up
Example sentence: I love life. I think it's fantastic. Sometimes it deals hard things, and when it deals great things, you have to seize them.