innocent owner defense

A forfeiture-action defense in which the owner of property (such as real estate or money) asserts that another person committed the wrongful act or omission while using the property without the owner’s knowledge or consent. See 18 USCA § 981(a)(2); 21 USCA § 881. See civil forfeiture under FORFEITURE.

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