confiscated
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code
Definitions from Case Law
From Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (U.S. 2026, slip opinion) · 2026
the "nationaliza- tion, expropriation, or other seizure by the Cuban Govern- ment of ownership or control of property" without compen- sation, settlement, or return of the property.
United States Code
22 U.S.C. § 6023 — as used in this chapter (2 versions over time)
As used in subchapters I and III, the term “confiscated” refers to—
(A) the nationalization, expropriation, or other seizure by the Cuban Government of ownership or control of property, on or after January 1, 1959—
(i) without the property having been returned or adequate and effective compensation provided; or
(ii) without the claim to the property having been settled pursuant to an international claims settlement agreement or other mutually accepted settlement procedure; and
(B) the repudiation by the Cuban Government of, the default by the Cuban Government on, or the failure of the Cuban Government to pay, on or after January 1, 1959—
(i) a debt of any enterprise which has been nationalized, expropriated, or otherwise taken by the Cuban Government;
(ii) a debt which is a charge on property nationalized, expropriated, or otherwise taken by the Cuban Government; or
(iii) a debt which was incurred by the Cuban Government in satisfaction or settlement of a confiscated property claim.