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forfeiture

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


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Judge Furman also issued each of the defendants forfeiture orders ranging from about $24.3 million to $25.4 million, according to the Justice Department.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Now she’s trying to make amends, including paying more than $6.6 million in restitution and forfeiture.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The government has also said it will scrap something called "forfeiture".

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Judge Kovner subsequently questioned whether Trump’s order could override any further forfeiture actions against Gentile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

At the time the new rules were adopted, the law governing civil forfeiture was so heavily weighted in favor of the government that fully 80 percent of forfeitures went uncontested.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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