Synonyms of forfeitures

forfeitures

noun

plural of forfeiture

as in fines

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fines
• penalties
• damages
• mulcts
• forfeits
• reparations
• compensations
• awards
• indemnities
• assessments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of forfeitures

This includes elective deferrals, employer matching and nonelective contributions and allocations of forfeitures. — Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The figure includes money recovered through criminal and civil cases, including penalties, settlements, restitution, asset forfeitures and losses alleged in pending cases, according to the task force. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Cortez Masto is a co-sponsor of the retail crime legislation, which allows more criminal forfeitures and interstate prosecution of retail crime, while also enhancing money laundering crackdowns. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 May 2026

In July 2025, Cadence Design Systems agreed to pay $95 million to the BIS and in fines and forfeitures to the Department of Justice. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 May 2026

The brothers in their appeal were attacking the sentences and forfeitures from many angles. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026

Last fall, federal authorities announced a wave of criminal indictments, forfeitures, sanctions and asset freezes targeting North Korea’s illicit cyber activity. — Lisa Cavazuti, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026

The revelation led to medal forfeitures, and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) also suspended the International Sports Federation for Persons with an Intellectual Disability (INAS), now known as Virtus, in 2001. — ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026

The federal Victims of Crime Act fund, or VOCA, is funded by fines, penalties and bond forfeitures from convictions in federal cases. — Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026