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Consider the following sentences.

  * 警察官が免許を没収した。The police officer seized (my) license.
  * 免許が警察官に没収された。(My) license was confiscated by the police officer.

If I want to use 「免許が没収になった。」, how can I insert 警察官 into it?
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～になった versus ～された
You can use [～によって](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/37097/5010) and say
免許が警察官によって没収になった. 免許が警察官に没収になった would also be understood, but many people
would say this is clumsy due to the duplication of に.
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You can put 警察官 in the beginning. 警察官により免許が没収になった。. It sounds bit awkward but
I think it works in the same way.
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