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  2. Civil forfeiture in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Normally both civil and criminal forfeiture require involvement by the judiciary; however, there is a variant of civil forfeiture called administrative forfeiture, which is essentially a civil forfeiture that does not require involvement by the judiciary, which derives its powers from the Tariff Act of 1930, and empowers police to seize banned ...

  3. Civil forfeiture, due process and property - AOL

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    The Supreme Court stated the law on the matter: under the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment, states ordinarily may not seize real property (real estate) before providing notice and a ...

  4. Real Estate Terms and What They Mean - AOL

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    Jaime Uziel knows that as a real estate attorney his clients depend on him to interpret the legalese that's part of any real estate transaction. He's happy to do that, he says, but he also tries ...

  5. Deed in lieu of foreclosure - Wikipedia

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    A deed in lieu of foreclosure is a deed instrument in which a mortgagor (i.e. the borrower) conveys all interest in a real property to the mortgagee (i.e. the lender) to satisfy a loan that is in default and avoid foreclosure proceedings. The deed in lieu of foreclosure offers several advantages to both the borrower and the lender.

  6. Restraint on alienation - Wikipedia

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    Unlike disabling restraints, the effectiveness of the lawsuit does not prevent the transfer from being made. However, the Supreme Court says promissory restraints are not permissible. The promissory note discourages the person getting ready to sell the property which is the same effect as the disabling restraint. Forfeiture restraints

  7. Forfeiture (law) - Wikipedia

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    By refusing to plead he avoided the jurisdiction of the court and thus avoided conviction and the consequent forfeiture of his estate. Instead it passed to his sons. [4] Forfeiture is broadly defined as the loss of property for failing to obey the law, and that property is generally lost to the state.

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