ริบ
confiscate
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- 1 confiscate、forfeit、strip (someone of a right or privilege)
- 2 razor-sharp [mainly in คมริบ]
This word mainly means to permanently take away property, money, or rights under some authority or rule. It also appears in คมริบ to describe something extremely sharp.
confiscate、forfeit、strip (someone of a right or privilege)
To take away property, money, or rights under legal or institutional authority, usually as a final penalty rather than temporary custody.
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ศาลสั่งริบทรัพย์สิน sǎan sàŋ ríp sáp sǐn The court ordered the property to be confiscated. ศาลสั่งริบทรัพย์สิน details
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เงินมัดจำจะถูกริบ ŋən mátcam cà thùuk ríp The deposit will be forfeited. เงินมัดจำจะถูกริบ details
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ผู้ทำผิดกติกาจะถูกริบรางวัล phûu tham phìt katìkaa cà thùuk ríp raaŋwan Anyone who breaks the rules will forfeit the prize. ผู้ทำผิดกติกาจะถูกริบรางวัล details
razor-sharp [mainly in คมริบ]
Used mainly in คมริบ to intensify the sharpness of a blade, point, or penetrating gaze.
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มีดเล่มนี้คมริบ mîit lêm níi khom ríp This knife is razor-sharp. มีดเล่มนี้คมริบ details
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สายตาคมริบ sǎay taa khom ríp a piercing gaze สายตาคมริบ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central meaning is confiscation under authority or a rule. It normally implies that property, a deposit, a prize, or a right is taken away permanently, not merely held for a short time. The usual pattern is ริบ followed by the thing being confiscated. When that thing is followed by ถูกริบ, the construction means that it “is confiscated” or “is forfeited.” As an adjective, ริบ is found mainly after คม in คมริบ, meaning “extremely sharp.” This is a recognized standard use, although คมกริบ is more common today.
Usage
The verb is common in legal decisions, contracts, regulations, and news reports—for example, when a court confiscates assets, customs authorities confiscate illegal goods, a business retains a deposit, or an organization withdraws a prize or right after a rule violation. The sharpness sense is used to describe a keen blade or a piercing gaze.
Caution
For temporarily taking away a child’s phone or a similar object, ยึด or เอาไปเก็บ is usually more natural. ริบ also does not mean “steal”: it normally presents the taking as a penalty or an act backed by rules or authority.
Differences from similar words
1 confiscate synonyms
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ยึด has a broader range, including seizing, impounding, taking control of, and physically holding something; the seizure may be temporary. ริบ emphasizes permanent loss through a penalty, rule, or legal decision.