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
The artifacts were seized through civil forfeiture, a sometimes controversial practice that dates back to the age of privateers and that has since been used to go after moonshiners, mafia dons and drug kingpins.
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
From escheat, the legal forfeiture of property.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
As part of his plea deal, Santos agreed to pay nearly $600,000 in restitution and forfeiture.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
Hours after the opposing team’s coach was notified of the forfeiture, a Dixon High JV player was found with a gunshot wound and later pronounced dead.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
From escheat, the legal forfeiture of property.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
As part of his plea deal, Santos agreed to pay nearly $600,000 in restitution and forfeiture.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
Hours after the opposing team’s coach was notified of the forfeiture, a Dixon High JV player was found with a gunshot wound and later pronounced dead.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeiture
Noun
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Hendrickson proved to be too much, and Suamataia was benched for Morris after allowing two sacks and taking two holding penalties in the second half.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Jimenez’s movement drags Forest centre-back Nikola Milenkovic up the pitch, allowing Smith Rowe to carry the ball forward and progress the attack, which leads to the award of the penalty that proves to be the game’s only goal.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The new fines and allegations are the latest controversy to flare up around Boring Company.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Failure to comply could result in a contempt order, which can lead to fines or potentially force the businesses to shut down.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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In 2025, 23 weather and climate events exceeded $1 billion in damages, costing a total of around $115 billion, according to an analysis released Thursday by the nonprofit organization Climate Central.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
8 Jan. 2026
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The United States experienced nearly two dozen billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2025, causing at least 276 fatalities and costing a total of $115 billion in damages.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Forfeiture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeiture. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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