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
As part of his plea deal, Santos agreed to pay nearly $600,000 in restitution and forfeiture.
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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
Prosecutors in Michél’s case are seeking decades in prison for the Fugees rapper as well as a $64 million forfeiture, while the defense has asked for a 36-month sentence.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … CRYPTO CRACKDOWN – DOJ seizes record $15 billion in Bitcoin in largest US forfeiture ever.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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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
Prosecutors in Michél’s case are seeking decades in prison for the Fugees rapper as well as a $64 million forfeiture, while the defense has asked for a 36-month sentence.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … CRYPTO CRACKDOWN – DOJ seizes record $15 billion in Bitcoin in largest US forfeiture ever.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeiture
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Campaign ads, showing images of flash-mob robberies, promised voters that harsher penalties would put an end to basic items being locked away in display cases and funnel people repeatedly arrested for drug offenses in treatment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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If convicted, a person could face between 10 and 25 years in prison, depending on who the person is to the child and whether the child has a disability, among other factors that could increase penalties.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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In New Jersey, creating or sharing deceptive AI media can lead to prison time and fines.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The fine was related to how users consented to data collection.—
Katrina Bishop,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Kessler and Berman have also stressed there isn’t case precedent for the application of Title IX to the allocation of damages in an antitrust case.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The plaintiff is seeking more than $50,000 in damages.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Forfeiture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeiture. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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