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Synonyms for forfeiture
ˈfɔr fɪ tʃərfor·fei·ture
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Princeton's WordNet
forfeit, forfeiturenoun
something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;
forfeit, forfeiturenoun
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"
forfeit, forfeiture, sacrificenoun
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
Synonyms:
sacrifice, forfeit, ritual killing
Dictionary of English Synonymes
forfeiturenoun
Synonyms:
loss (by some offence, &c.)forfeiturenoun
Synonyms:
fine, mulct, amercement, penalty, forfeit
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "forfeiture":
confiscation, seizure, confiscated, dispossession, forfeiting, expropriation, revocation, loss
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#972 | loss | |
#9280 | sacrifice | |
#15914 | seizure | |
#17108 | revocation | |
#22834 | forfeiture | |
#29516 | forfeit | |
#31442 | confiscated | |
#43715 | confiscation | |
#54028 | expropriation | |
#109387 | dispossession | |
#112091 | forfeiting |
How to use forfeiture in a sentence?
Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassen:
I look forward to signing this bipartisan bill that … maintains drug forfeiture funds.
With the enactment of this legislation, Montana has taken the first step to reform its forfeiture laws, governor Bullock’s signature on HB 463 means that no person acquitted in criminal court in Montana will lose his property through forfeiture in civil court.
They were seizing for salaries and policing for profit, police departments saw (asset forfeiture) as a new stream of revenue and my predecessors have abdicated their responsibility because the executive branch raised and spent money without legislative oversight.
We crafted this legislation so it would not interfere with our police agencies’ abilities to get drugs and the tools of the trade off the street; so there are no changes to the seizure laws, we did want to protect to protect Montanans and those traveling through Montana from the abuse of civil asset forfeiture that has plagued other states.
There is clear evidence since we filed that warrants a proper investigation of Devin Nunes activities, glenn Simpson was working with a foreign principal. ... [ who was ] an agent of the Russian government, Natalia Veselnitskaya. Veselnitskaya, who was at the center of a controversial 2016 Trump Tower meeting, was charged in federal court earlier this yearwith obstruction of justice in connection witha civil money laundering and forfeiture case involving a Russian tax refund fraud scheme. Although possible dirt on Hillary Clinton was reportedly floated in advance of the infamous meeting with Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort, Veselnitskaya has publicly said Hillary Clinton used the meeting to push for repeal of the anti-corruption law. Natalia Veselnitskaya met with Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort at Trump Tower in June 2016. In Jared Kushner lawsuit, Devin Nunes said Fusion GPS -- the firm paid by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee to create the salaciously anti-TrumpSteele dossier -- coordinatedwith another group to file several fraudulent and harassing ethics complaints intended to derail his investigation. Thecomplaintin the Eastern District of Virginia, which namedSimpsonand the nonprofitCampaign for Accountability( CfA), said the.
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