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
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.
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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
But federal officials still need to officially take over the bitcoin through the civil forfeiture procedure, when formal proceedings may have only begun this Tuesday.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
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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
But federal officials still need to officially take over the bitcoin through the civil forfeiture procedure, when formal proceedings may have only begun this Tuesday.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeiture
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The penalty gave the Chiefs a fresh set of downs at their own 40 — and two plays later, Travis Kelce took the ball 38 yards down the right sideline.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit also calls for the companies to pay civil penalties to the state in the amount of $10,000 per violation.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 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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Smith said that the initial goal is to get the tool up and running and then focus on expanding the work by not only looking at events that cost over $1 billion in damages but also smaller and medium-sized events.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Billion-Dollar Database tracks the financial costs of property and other infrastructure destroyed by extreme weather disasters in the United States, focusing on events that caused $1 billion or more in damages.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Forfeiture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeiture. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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