cash seizure
Money taken legally
Cash seizure is the government taking money from someone, typically by law enforcement during an investigation.
Police may seize cash found during traffic stops or raids if they suspect it's connected to criminal activity.
Under civil asset forfeiture laws, authorities can sometimes keep seized cash even without a criminal conviction: The drug task force reported $2 million in cash seizures last year.
The practice is controversial when it targets people never charged with crimes.
- civil forfeitureGovernment confiscation without criminal charges
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- confiscationSeizure by authority
- assetItem of value owned
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
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cash seizurepayout
Money distributed to recipient
cash refund · restitution · payment · cash award · grant
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