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  2. Distraint - Wikipedia

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    The goods are held for a given amount of time, and if the rent is not paid, they may be sold. [citation needed] The actual seizure of the goods may be carried out by the landlord, the landlord's agent, or an officer of the government, a bailiff or sheriff officer in the United Kingdom or a sheriff or marshal in the United States.

  3. Civil forfeiture in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2012, over $4.4 billion were seized through forfeiture [44] as compared to an estimated $4.7 billion Americans suffered as losses from criminal burglary. [45] Federal authorities seized over $4 billion in 2013 through forfeiture, with some of the money being taken from innocent victims. [30] In 2010, there were 15,000 cases of forfeitures. [15]

  4. Federal authorities seize 3,000 fake Gibson guitars in ... - AOL

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    Millions of counterfeit goods seized last year. According to CBP, the agency seized more than 19,700 shipments of goods that violated federal Intellectual Property Rights — which equates to ...

  5. Operation In Our Sites - Wikipedia

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    It is unclear how effective Operation In Our Sites has been in preventing websites that harm the U.S. economy, but agencies have seized a significant amount of funds and counterfeit goods from targeted websites. In April and May 2012, both DOJ and ICE released figures indicating that they had seized more than $896,000 funds and $1,500,000 ...

  6. Government auction - Wikipedia

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    Tax sale: seized assets; Court auction: items sold to satisfy a court judgment, like storage contents of not-paying tenants; Insolvent companies where the government is the liquidator (e.g. official receiver) Unowned property; Often goods sold at government auctions will be unreserved, meaning that they will be sold to the highest bidder at the ...

  7. Unpaired word - Wikipedia

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    An unpaired word is one that, according to the usual rules of the language, would appear to have a related word but does not. [1] Such words usually have a prefix or suffix that would imply that there is an antonym, with the prefix or suffix being absent or opposite.

  8. Asset forfeiture - Wikipedia

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    On April 17, 2014, the State of Texas seized the YFZ Ranch, a one time Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) community that housed as many as 700 people when it was raided by Texas on March 29, 2008. [34] [35] Under Texas law, authorities can seize property that was used to commit or facilitate certain criminal conduct.

  9. NYC raids net knockoff bags, apparel, said to be worth $1B if ...

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    Raids on storage facilities in New York City turned up a huge haul of counterfeit handbags, shoes and other luxury merchandise that could have been worth more than $1 billion if the knockoffs had ...