juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts vˈiː. bˌædʒɐkˈeɪdʒiən, fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ jˈuː.ˈɛs. θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ɪz ɐ jˈuː.ˈɛs. suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt kˈeɪs hˈoʊldɪŋ ðæt ˈæsɛt fˈɔːɹfɪtʃɚɹ ɪz ʌŋkˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl wɛn ɪɾ ˈɪz "ɡɹˈoʊsli dˌɪspɹəpˈoːɹʃənəl tə ðə ɡɹˈævᵻɾi ʌvðə dᵻfˈɛndənts əfˈɛns", sˈaɪɾɪŋ ðɪ ɛksˈɛsɪv fˈaɪnz klˈɔːz ʌvðɪ ˈeɪtθ ɐmˈɛndmənt.
United States v. Bajakajian, 524 U.S. 321 (1998), is a U.S. Supreme Court case holding that asset forfeiture is unconstitutional when it is "grossly disproportional to the gravity of the defendant’s offense", citing the Excessive Fines clause of the Eighth Amendment.