Thesaurus results for FORFEITURE

forfeiture

noun

ˈfȯr-fə-ˌchu̇r

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 Hill was booked and held on a $3,500 bond connected to two bond-forfeiture warrants from a 2025 criminal investigation, the sheriff’s office said. —

Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026 But as Stephen Root’s character points out to dodgeball chancellor William Shatner, judges can overturn the forfeiture. —

Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026 Smith also agreed to forfeiture of over $8 million. —

Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026 Last fall, federal authorities announced a wave of criminal indictments, forfeitures, sanctions and asset freezes targeting North Korea’s illicit cyber activity. —

Lisa Cavazuti, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forfeiture

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After Minnesota killed the first penalty of the game — an accomplishment of note with the way the Wild penalty kill was torched in the first two games — Kaprizov opened the scoring with the teams skating 4-on-4, completing a speedy rush to the net after a set-up pass from Faber.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026
Devon Toews was called for a hooking penalty, giving Minnesota 63 seconds of 4-on-3 power-play time.

— Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 May 2026