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forfeit
or lose the right to by some default, failure, or neglect of obligation or duty or by some offense [shall to the United States…any proceeds which the person obtained, directly or indirectly, from racketeering activity "U.S. Code"]
first offender
Matched in: Term first offender
fine
or privilege, monetary penalty, from Latin finis end, boundary] 1 : a sum imposed as punishment for an offense compare restitution 2 : a forfeiture or penalty paid to an injured party in a civil action vt
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facilitate
facilitate -tat·ed -tat·ing : to make easier : help bring about [a vehicle used to commission of the offense] fa·cil·i·ta·tion [fə-si-lə-tā-shən] n
excessive
excessive : exceeding what is proper, necessary, or normal ;specif : being out of proportion to the offense [ bail]
Scienter
omission or of the nature of something in one's possession that is often a necessary element of an offense, Wall Dist. v. Newport News, 323 SE 2d 75 (1984).
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