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
Terry heads to the courthouse to report the cops and get his money back, and a plot unfolds that wraps up local politics, issues of civil forfeiture and corruption.
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Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
But the fund, which is financed by criminal or civil fines from asset forfeitures, has struggled to receive the money needed, advocates say.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
In a filing last week, Santos’s team noted he is required to pay a forfeiture money judgment 30 days prior to sentencing.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
The infamous Long Island fabulist needs revenue from the podcast to pay the $205,000 in forfeiture cash that would be due a month before sentencing, his lawyers wrote in a letter to Federal Court Judge Joanna Seybert.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
But the fund, which is financed by criminal or civil fines from asset forfeitures, has struggled to receive the money needed, advocates say.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
In a filing last week, Santos’s team noted he is required to pay a forfeiture money judgment 30 days prior to sentencing.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
The infamous Long Island fabulist needs revenue from the podcast to pay the $205,000 in forfeiture cash that would be due a month before sentencing, his lawyers wrote in a letter to Federal Court Judge Joanna Seybert.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Forfeiture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeiture. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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