criminal forfeiture

criminal forfeiture
criminal forfeiture n: the forfeiture of property used in committing a crime see also seize compare confiscate

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

criminal forfeiture
The loss of a criminal defendant's rights to property which is confiscated by the government when the property was used in the commission of a crime. The seizure by law enforcement officers of an automobile used in the transportation of illegal narcotics is a criminal forfeiture.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


criminal forfeiture
The loss of a criminal defendant's rights to property which is confiscated by the government when the property was used in the commission of a crime. The seizure by law enforcement officers of an automobile used in the transportation of illegal narcotics is a criminal forfeiture.

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