In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CONFISCATORY
Adjective
confiscatory (not comparable)
Using confiscation
Source: Wiktionary
Con*fis"ca*to*ry, a.
Definition: Effecting confiscation; characterized by confiscations. "Confiscatory and exterminatory periods." Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOMETIME
(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”
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