Enhancing Integrity and Effectiveness of Illegal Asset Confiscation - European Approaches
Benefit derived from crime or criminal benefit means any property, service, advantage or benefit that is a constituent of a person’s wealth and which was directly or indirectly acquired as a result of the person’s involvement in the commission of an offence, whether or not the property, service, advantage or benefit was lawfully acquired. In some jurisdictions, the terms profits of crime or proceeds of crime are preferred.
Along with the criminal benefit, states usually confiscate instrumentalities of crime – any property used or intended to be used, in any manner, to commit a criminal offence or criminal offences.