Defined terms — Directive 2014/42/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the freezing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds of crime in the European Union
European Union · 32014L0042 · 199 provisions
6 defined in this instrument.
confiscation — a final deprivation of property ordered by a court in relation to a criminal offence (4)
criminal offence — an offence covered by any of the instruments listed in Article 3 (6)
freezing — the temporary prohibition of the transfer, destruction, conversion, disposal or movement of property or temporarily assuming custody or control of property (5)
instrumentalities — any property used or intended to be used, in any manner, wholly or in part, to commit a criminal offence or criminal offences (3)
proceeds — any economic advantage derived directly or indirectly from a criminal offence; it may consist of any form of property and includes any subsequent reinvestment or transformation of direct proceeds and any valuable benefits (1)
property — property of any description, whether corporeal or incorporeal, movable or immovable, and legal documents or instruments evidencing title or interest in such property (2)