Confiscation (from the Latin confiscatio "to consign to the fiscus , i.e. transfer to the treasury") is a legal form of seizure by a government or other public authority. The word is also used, popularly, of spoliation under legal forms, or of any seizure of property as punishment or in enforcement of the law.
17-410: The Vaisigano River is a river on Upolu , one of the two main islands of Samoa . It is one of several rivers and streams which flow through the nation's capital, Apia . The river has three main branches, all of which have their sources in the central volcanic ridge which runs the length of the island. The main (central) branch of the river rises on the northern slopes of Mount Le Pu'e , and joins with
34-519: A massive basaltic shield volcano which rises from the seafloor of the western Pacific Ocean . The island is 75 kilometres (47 miles) long and 1,125 square kilometres (434 square miles) in area, making it the second largest of the Samoan Islands by area. With approximately 145,000 inhabitants, it is by far the most populous of the Samoan Islands. Upolu is situated to the southeast of Savai'i ,
51-557: Is rather punished in some other, independent way, such as prison term, physical punishments or even a concurring fine. Often, police will auction items confiscated via police auction or asset forfeiture and keep the proceeds. Theoretically, it is possible for owners to buy back confiscated items. In airports , potentially dangerous items (such as hazardous chemicals, weapons, and sharp objects) are usually confiscated at inspections. Other items, such as certain food, may also be confiscated, depending on importation laws. Depending on
68-712: The British / Dominion took over governance of the islands, they confiscated the estate and put it to the same use. It later served as the residence for the New Zealand administrator and, after independence, for the Samoan head of state. During World War II , the US Navy built Naval Base Upolu on the island. The island of Upolu was hit by a tsunami at 06:48:11 local time on 29 September 2009 (17:48:11 UTC ). Twenty villages on Upolu's south side were reportedly destroyed, including Lepā ,
85-515: The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 requiring a convicted defendant to pay a specified sum of money to the state by a specified date. During the American Revolution , customs racketeering became a serious problem. By harshly enforcing customs laws, particularly the more obscure regulations, corrupt customs officials could seize property almost with impunity. This caused significant conflict between
102-635: The United States Exploring Expedition . In the late 19th century, the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson owned a 400-acre (160-hectare) estate in the village of Vailima in Upolu. He died there in 1894 and is buried at the top of Mount Vaea overlooking his former estate. The Vailima estate was purchased in 1900 to serve as the official residence for the German governor of German Samoa . When
119-456: The "big island". Apia , the capital , is in the middle of the north coast, and Faleolo International Airport at the western end of the island. The island has not had any historically recorded eruptions, although there is evidence of three lava flows, dating back only to between a few hundred and a few thousand years ago. In the Samoan branch of Polynesian mythology , Upolu was the first woman on
136-538: The United States and Great Britain. In the United States among the "war measures" during the American Civil War , acts were passed in 1861 and 1862 confiscating, respectively, property used for "insurrectionary purposes" and the property generally of those engaged in rebellion. There was from the late 1980s onwards a resurgence of interest in confiscation as crime prevention tool, which went hand in hand with
153-405: The community or even aims to rob them of their socio-economic status, in the extreme case reducing them to utter poverty, or if he or she is condemned to death even denies them the power to bequeath inheritance to their legal heirs. Meanwhile, limited confiscation is often in function of the crime, the rationale being that the criminal must be denied the fruits of their fault, while the crime itself
170-469: The eastern branch 4 km south of central Apia. The western branch joins one kilometre further north. The main cross-island road, which runs from Apia to Si'umu , runs along a ridge overlooking the western branch's valley for part of its length; the settlements of Leaoa , Tiapapata , Letava , and Vaoala , which lie along the highway, are all therefore close to the river's course, as is Avele College , one of Samoa's main educational institutes. The waters of
187-527: The home of Samoa's prime minister , Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi . In Lepā, only the church and the village's welcome sign remained standing after the disaster. An extremely small species of spider lives on Upolu. According to the Guinness Book of World Records , the spider is the size of a period (full stop) on a printed page. Upolu was the filming location for the 1953 South Seas film Return to Paradise , starring Gary Cooper . The island
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#1732855283507204-480: The interest in the criminalization of money laundering . A number of international instruments, starting with the 1988 Vienna Convention, have strongly suggested the enactment of legal provisions enabling confiscation of proceeds of crime. The 40 recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) have also stated its importance as a crime prevention tool. A further trend has been the reversal of
221-685: The island. James Michener based his character Bloody Mary in Tales of the South Pacific (later a major character in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, South Pacific ) on the owner of Aggie Grey's Hotel on the south end of the island. She was still running the hotel in 1960. A branch was later opened in Apia, overlooking the harbor. In 1841, the island was the site of the Bombardment of Upolu , an incident during
238-464: The nature of the items, some may be returned at the end of the flight, while most are discarded or auctioned off. The musical comedian Anna Russell had an Irish harp confiscated by the U.S. Customs Service . Originally, in Roman law, confiscation was the seizure and transfer of private property to the fiscus (treasury) by the emperor; hence the appropriation, under legal authority, of private property to
255-567: The river are used by the Alaoa Water Treatment Plant and power station, which supplies both water and electricity to Apia. This article about a geographical location in Samoa is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Oceania is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Upolu Upolu is an island in Samoa , formed by
272-513: The state. In modern English law, confiscation embraces forfeiture in the case of goods, and escheat in the case of lands, for crime or in default of heirs (see also Eminent domain ). Goods may also be confiscated by the state for breaches of statutes relating to customs, excise or explosives. In the United Kingdom a confiscation order is a court order made under part 2 (England & Wales), part 3 (Scotland) or part 4 (Northern Ireland) of
289-480: Was also the filming location for several seasons of several editions of the competition reality television series, Survivor . This included: Confiscation As a punishment, it differs from a fine in that it is not primarily meant to match the crime but rather reattributes the criminal's ill-gotten spoils (often as a complement to the actual punishment for the crime itself; still common with various kinds of contraband , such as protected living organisms) to
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