as in fines
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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Worse still, oversights in storage and security expose sensitive content, prompting GDPR, CCPA or SOX violations as well as potential fines and reputational erosion.—
Daniel Fallmann,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025 -
Those relatively few poachers who do face justice often walk with minor fines and other penalties.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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By leveraging standard x86 servers, the solution avoids markup penalties associated with traditional storage appliances while lowering the total cost of ownership.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The stock got a big lift in early September from an antitrust ruling by a judge, whose penalties came in lighter than shareholders feared.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Forfeitures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeitures. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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