as in penalty
a sum of money to be paid as a punishment
the forfeiture for early withdrawal of the investment savings will be an amount equal to 10 percent of the investment
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Recent Examples of forfeiture
Shkreli, the original purchaser of the rare LP, was ordered to sell Once Upon a Time as part of a $7.4 million forfeiture tied to his 2017 fraud conviction.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
His sentence included 97 months' imprisonment, five years of supervised release, restitution of $30,500, forfeiture of specific property, and a $100 special assessment.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
As part of the verdict for his role in the FTX fraud, SBF faces forfeiture of $11 billion in addition to his two and half decades in prison.
—Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Government forfeiture of assets has become a controversial topic in legal circles.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
His sentence included 97 months' imprisonment, five years of supervised release, restitution of $30,500, forfeiture of specific property, and a $100 special assessment.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
As part of the verdict for his role in the FTX fraud, SBF faces forfeiture of $11 billion in addition to his two and half decades in prison.
—Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Government forfeiture of assets has become a controversial topic in legal circles.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for forfeiture
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“Forfeiture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeiture. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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