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 federal Victims of Crime Act fund, or VOCA, is funded by fines, penalties and bond forfeitures from convictions in federal cases.
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Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeitures
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Should the Clippers be found to have circumvented salary cap rules though Leonard’s no-show contract with Aspiration, the organization faces the potential loss of draft picks, fines and/or Leonard’s contract being voided.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
19 Feb. 2026
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If the victims don't pay, the messages say they could be hit with additional fines, have their driver's license suspended or face other consequences.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The repeal followed Congress’s zeroing out of penalties for violating Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) targets as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The 5200 process can be initiated by anybody concerned about someone who is gravely disabled or a danger to themselves or others (with misdemeanor penalties for abuse of the reporting privilege).—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Forfeitures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeitures. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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