Definitions
Article 2
For the purpose of this Directive, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘proceeds’ means 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; (2) ‘property’ means property of any description, whether corporeal or incorporeal, movable or immovable, and legal documents or instruments evidencing title or interest in such property; (3) ‘instrumentalities’ means any property used or intended to be used, in any manner, wholly or in part, to commit a criminal offence or criminal offences; (4) ‘confiscation’ means a final deprivation of property ordered by a court in relation to a criminal offence; (5) ‘freezing’ means the temporary prohibition of the transfer, destruction, conversion, disposal or movement of property or temporarily assuming custody or control of property; (6) ‘criminal offence’ means an offence covered by any of the instruments listed in Article 3.