Forfeiture in a sentence as a noun

Reagan is the one who signed "asset forfeiture" into law.

It is presumptuous, but that is how civil forfeiture works.

Consider, for example, the war on ***** and asset forfeiture.

He must sue to get them back.> Many police departments now depend on forfeiture for a fat chunk of their budgets.

There's a whole host of more questionable issues when it comes to things like forfeiture of vehicles and guns used in crimes.

Disclaimer: I think civil forfeiture laws are applied without sufficient discretion in drug cases.

Rules on civil asset-forfeiture allow the police to seize anything which they can plausibly claim was the proceeds of a crime.

And article number 126, in the middle of nowhere, was: "There will be no brown M&M's in the backstage area, upon pain of forfeiture of the show, with full compensation.

The civil forfeiture examples mentioned in the story are all examples of state and local governments abusing their powers.

Upon receipt of the assent to forfeiture duly executed, the articles shall be destroyed if not needed for official use and the case closed.

"According to the sworn testimony of a DEA agent operating out of Boston, it was his job to comb through news stories for properties that might be subject to forfeiture.

The involvement of specialist lawyers with knowledge of civil forfeiture law probably helped the motel owner win the ruling reported in this news story.

Your demands to be left alone would be much more convincing if you would sign a forfeiture of your right to participate in the US medical care system above a certain price point, per year.

I'd be very interested in discussing more about asset forfeiture at large, but it's ridiculous to have to wade through all the Liberty Dollar ******** in order to do that.

Also, asset forfeiture revenue from traffic stops must be donated to non-profit organizations, or used to pay for the officer training required by the settlement.

The fourth amendment, protection against unlawful search and seizure, was put into the constitution as a direct consequence of the very laws that civil forfeiture was based upon.

Such termination of the Service will result in the deactivation or deletion of your Account or your access to your Account, and the forfeiture and relinquishment of all Content in your Account.

[1] That's why the standard for civil forfeiture isn't whether the person is guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt" but rather whether the property is the fruits of a crime by the "preponderance of the evidence.

Forfeiture definitions

noun

something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;

See also: forfeit

noun

a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time"

See also: forfeit

noun

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

See also: forfeit sacrifice