Concept information
Preferred term
forfeiture laws
Definition
- Forfeiture is a legal proceeding that allows the government to seize assets that are the fruits of civil or criminal wrongdoing. Forfeiture prevents wrongdoers from profiting from their illegal activities or using those proceeds to further illegal schemes. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; Forfeiture Laws]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/forfeiture_laws
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