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In civil forfeiture, assets are seized by police based on a suspicion of wrongdoing, and without having to charge a person with specific wrongdoing, with the case being between police and the thing itself, sometimes referred to by the Latin term in rem, meaning "against the property"; the property itself is the defendant and no criminal charge ...
One refers to activities that hinder litigation in the course of civil, administrative litigation or court enforcement, such as perjurying, attacking the court, obstructing the testimony of witnesses, concealing and transferring sealed or seized property, obstructing court staff from performing their official duties, evading execution, etc.
As a punishment, it differs from a fine in that it is not primarily meant to match the crime but rather reattributes the criminal's ill-gotten spoils (often as a complement to the actual punishment for the crime itself; still common with various kinds of contraband, such as protected living organisms) to the community or even aims to rob them of their socio-economic status, in the extreme case ...
The plaintiffs each had their property seized by D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Five of the plaintiffs were arrested during a Black Lives Matter protest in the Adams Morgan ...
The custody officer may seize and retain any of the items. Clothes and other personal items may only be seized if the custody officer believes the person they are seized from may use the clothing or items to: cause physical injury to himself or anyone else; damage property; interfere with evidence; or; assist them in escaping
Asset forfeiture or asset seizure is a form of confiscation of assets by the authorities.In the United States, it is a type of criminal-justice financial obligation.It typically applies to the alleged proceeds or instruments of crime.
A police station (sometimes called a "station house" or just "house") is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of police staff. Police stations typically contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, along with locker rooms , temporary holding cells and interview/interrogation rooms.
A report released last week by the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a conservative group, found that Kansas law enforcement agencies seized $25.3 million in money and property from people ...