When a defendant is convicted of a crime, the court may also declare that the defendant's rights in any property used or gained from the crime be confiscated. This is known as __________.

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Forfeiture is the court-ordered confiscation of property that was used or gained through criminal activity. Reversion and divestiture are not specific to criminal cases. Subversion means undermining authority or overthrowing a government, and it is not related to the confiscation of property in criminal cases.

When a Defendant Is Convicted of a Crime, the Court