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English
Etymology
From Middle English forfeture, from Old French forfaiture.
Pronunciation
Noun
forfeiture (countable and uncountable, plural forfeitures)
- (law) A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
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- (law) The loss of forfeit property.
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- (law) The property lost as a forfeit.
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- Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.
- 2020 November 20, Eric D. Miller writing for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in U.S. v. Ngumezi, case 19-10243:
- We conclude that the government has forfeited any claim of forfeiture, so we proceed to consider the merits.
Derived terms
Translations
law: a legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit
law: the loss of forfeit property
law: the property lost as a forfeit
any loss occasioned by one's own actions
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