For the purpose of this Directive, the following definitions apply:

1. (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. (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. (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. (4)

   ‘confiscation’ means a final deprivation of property ordered by a court in relation to a criminal offence;

5. (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. (6)

   ‘criminal offence’ means an offence covered by any of the instruments listed in Article 3.