forfeitures

plural of forfeiture
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 Matt Noonan, a Massachusetts sports content creator with Noontime Media, said the recent forfeitures are part of a broader trend that has been developing for years. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 That could change, as Brown implied there may be eligibility forfeitures. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 This includes elective deferrals, employer matching and nonelective contributions and allocations of forfeitures. — Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The figure includes money recovered through criminal and civil cases, including penalties, settlements, restitution, asset forfeitures and losses alleged in pending cases, according to the task force. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 Cortez Masto is a co-sponsor of the retail crime legislation, which allows more criminal forfeitures and interstate prosecution of retail crime, while also enhancing money laundering crackdowns. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 May 2026 In July 2025, Cadence Design Systems agreed to pay $95 million to the BIS and in fines and forfeitures to the Department of Justice. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 May 2026 The brothers in their appeal were attacking the sentences and forfeitures from many angles. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026 Last fall, federal authorities announced a wave of criminal indictments, forfeitures, sanctions and asset freezes targeting North Korea’s illicit cyber activity. — Lisa Cavazuti, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeitures
Noun
  • In September, the Australian government increased the fines for noncompliant social media firms.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The major data privacy scandal sparked more scrutiny of Facebook and led to lawsuits, congressional hearings and multibillion-dollar fines.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Regulators could go easy on a first significant violation, Cuban said, but should hit repeat offenders with much steeper penalties.
    — Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • He was charged with voting as an alien in a federal election, a misdemeanor charge that carries penalties of as much as a year in prison or a fine as high as $100,000.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Forfeitures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeitures. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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