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forfeiture

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


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She’s now the deputy in charge of the Asset Forfeiture Division.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The Supreme Court decision means months or years of delay for people whose property is taken, said Kirby Thomas West, co-director of the National Initiative to End Forfeiture Abuse at the libertarian Institute for Justice.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 specifies that if anyone contests civil forfeiture at the federal level and “substantially prevails,” then “the United States shall be liable for reasonable attorney fees.”

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2023

For other types of honours, such as MBEs and OBEs, the Forfeiture Committee - part of the Cabinet Office - can recommend to the monarch that an award be removed.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2023

In 2000, Congress passed the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act, which was meant to address many of the egregious examples of abuse of civil forfeiture.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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