as in penalty
a sum of money to be paid as a punishment
the forfeiture for early withdrawal of the investment savings will be an amount equal to 10 percent of the investment
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However, this did not translate into a significant price increase, as some had hoped; it was revealed that the strategic reserve would be replenished solely with bitcoin obtained in criminal and civil forfeiture cases, rather than the government purchasing large quantities of the cryptocurrency.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
In addition to his prison sentence, he was ordered to pay $11 billion in forfeiture.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Initially, the reserve would be small, made up of the bitcoin the federal government has seized from criminal operations or received in civil forfeitures.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025
The Reserve will be capitalized with Bitcoin owned by the federal government that was forfeited as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
In addition to his prison sentence, he was ordered to pay $11 billion in forfeiture.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Initially, the reserve would be small, made up of the bitcoin the federal government has seized from criminal operations or received in civil forfeitures.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025
The Reserve will be capitalized with Bitcoin owned by the federal government that was forfeited as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forfeiture
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“Forfeiture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeiture. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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