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
Another was 20 Pine, a condo building in the Financial District, where federal prosecutors brought a forfeiture action against the ultimate owner of five units, a company associated with an allegedly corrupt Russian politician.
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Andrew Rice, Curbed, 4 Apr. 2025
In February, Watson was ordered to pay $96 million in restitution and forfeiture.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The order prohibits acquiring bitcoin outside of forfeiture proceedings unless further legislative action is taken.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The reserve will be funded entirely through bitcoin seized in criminal and civil forfeiture cases, according to White House Crypto and AI Czar David Sacks.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 31 May 2025
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Andrew Rice, Curbed, 4 Apr. 2025
In February, Watson was ordered to pay $96 million in restitution and forfeiture.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The order prohibits acquiring bitcoin outside of forfeiture proceedings unless further legislative action is taken.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The reserve will be funded entirely through bitcoin seized in criminal and civil forfeiture cases, according to White House Crypto and AI Czar David Sacks.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeiture
Noun
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There’s no legitimate reason businesses need to be shelling out money for lawyers and civil penalties over such things.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
25 June 2025
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Deploy third-party expertise to validate the compliance posture, avoid potential fines and penalties and minimize internal workloads. 7.—
Michelle Drolet,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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By contrast, TikTok, which is still owned by Chinese parent company ByteDance, received a lesser fine of $600 million that same year.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
25 June 2025
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If convicted, Akhtar would face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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“Forfeiture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeiture. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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