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forfeiture

[fawr-fi-cher] / ˈfɔr fɪ tʃər /
NOUN
abandonment
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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They also claim their home’s forfeiture is an “excessive fine” barred by the Eighth Amendment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

After Shkreli forfeited the album, the federal government sold it to help cover $7.4 million in forfeiture that a judge ordered him to pay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Under those terms, Gentile may not have to pay $15 million that federal prosecutors are seeking in forfeiture.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Others who did not respond to accept the offer said they were then threatened with forfeiture of their lease and pursued for breaches such as building loft conversions or extensions.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

There appeared to be reason for supposing that the drowned informer had hoped for a reward out of this forfeiture, and had obtained some accurate knowledge of Magwitch’s affairs.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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