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.