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  2. Civil forfeiture in the United States - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Kansas police seize property without criminal charges, but ...

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    Over the past four years, Kansas law enforcement seized $23.1 million in cash and property allegedly linked to criminal activity. Most of the time, owners never tried to take it back.

  4. Asset forfeiture - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Police Cannot Seize Property Indefinitely After an Arrest ...

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    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 ...

  6. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 - Wikipedia

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    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

  7. Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  8. Kansas police abuse property seizure laws. Both right and ...

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    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 ...

  9. Detention (imprisonment) - Wikipedia

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    The detention of suspects is the process of keeping a person who has been arrested in a police-cell, remand prison or other detention centre before trial or sentencing. The length of detention of suspected terrorists , with the justification of taking an action that would aid counter-terrorism , varies according to country or situation, as well ...