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disgorge
(CIVIL LAW) to give up profits gained illegally. These illegal gains are usually given up following a ruling in a civil lawsuit
She settled the civil fraud case and agreed to disgorge her profits and pay a one-time penalty.
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- The law firm will have to disgorge the 9.6 million dollars it received because it failed to reveal a conflict of interest.
- The defendant failed to disgorge funds from offshore accounts.
- The executive was ordered to disgorge her bonus.
- disgorge fees