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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Recent Examples of forfeitures
The men were ordered to pay a total of $4,571,800 in restitution to the Michigan Department of Transportation, along with forfeitures totaling $4,073,200, the district attorney's office said.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeitures
Noun
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Those who break the rules are hit with fines depending on the severity of the infraction.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Judge Steven Hippler sentenced Kohberger, 30, to four lifetimes in prison without parole for the murders of four University of Idaho students, plus 10 years for a burglary charge and $270,000 in fines and civil penalties.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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In the end, Reid believed the Chiefs offense struggled most with penalties and turnovers in critical situations, along with a short-term, costly bout of receiver drops.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Detroit took back-to-back penalties, but Ottawa failed to capitalize and gave up a short-handed goal on a Giroux giveaway that led to a 2-on-1 with Rasmussen beating Hunter Shepard, who gave up two goals on 12 shots.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Forfeitures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeitures. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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