How to Use forfeiture in a Sentence

forfeiture

noun
  • The yacht is now going through the forfeiture process in court.
    — Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ, 6 June 2022
  • The city will use state and federal forfeiture funds to pay for the boat.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Judges, on both the left and right, disdain abuse of civil forfeiture.
    — Perry Grossman, Slate Magazine, 28 Apr. 2017
  • The government will now try to prove in court the items are subject to forfeiture.
    — NBC News, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Dunedin expects to make a little more than $1 million this year from fines and forfeitures.
    — Kristine Phillips, USA Today, 19 July 2019
  • Moore said the civil asset forfeiture process is abused in the federal courts and in state courts.
    — Mike Cason, AL.com, 1 Aug. 2017
  • The car was towed from the scene, with the man also facing charges for driving on a license forfeiture.
    — Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Officers seized the money and filed a civil forfeiture case to keep it.
    — Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Due to her license forfeiture that was still in effect, her car was removed from the scene by a valid driver.
    — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 16 Jan. 2021
  • Smith also agreed to forfeiture of over $8 million.
    — Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The company has agreed to pay $778 million in fines and forfeiture as part of the plea deal.
    — Robert Legare, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The indictment also seeks the forfeiture of the firearms and cash seized during the searches.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The forfeiture committee can remove a honor, with the approval of the queen.
    — Susan Haas, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Sentences can carry a maximum of 25 years in prison, large fines and forfeiture of the goods.
    — Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2025
  • And the oligarchs can, of course, contest both the seizure and any forfeiture in court, with the cases often dragging on for years.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2022
  • The stunt involved a glass eye, of course, which, when discovered, led to the forfeiture of the Dutchman’s stake.
    — Darryl Levings, kansascity, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Leavitt said an investigative team is on the ground as the tanker undergoes the forfeiture process.
    — Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Police seized nearly $2,000 in cash and say that it will be used for asset forfeiture.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2024
  • His economic gains are subject to forfeiture.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The house on Randall Mill is now subject to forfeiture and sale by the government.
    — Danny Robbins, ajc, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The brothers in their appeal were attacking the sentences and forfeitures from many angles.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The seizure is the largest forfeiture action sought by the DOJ in history.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Had the fight not forced the forfeitures, though, DeSoto would have won the district outright.
    — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 8 Feb. 2018
  • This results in a permanent forfeiture of the debtor's interest that is subject to the turnover order.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • First, contact a lawyer who has experience with asset forfeiture.
    — Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Pocknett had several arguments against the seizure and the forfeiture.
    — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Twelve of the properties earmarked for sale already have been identified as subject to forfeiture.
    — Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The Ipswich boys lacrosse team was undefeated prior to its forfeiture.
    — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • Such a misdeed might not warrant the forfeiture of multiple first round picks but could carry a meaningful penalty.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Barnes' campaign agreed to pay a forfeiture to the state Ethics Commission for the excessive amount.
    — Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2021

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