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forfeitability

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Susceptibility to forfeiture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: law

Examples

  • The forfeitability of the claimant’s vehicle was likely due to the fact that she, the claimant, had sold illegal narcotics from the vehicle on three separate occasions.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English forfeit Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English forfeitability From forfeit + -ability.