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noun
A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The loss of forfeit property.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
The property lost as a forfeit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: forfeit, sacrifice
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, deed, human action, human activity
noun
a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: forfeit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: penalty
noun
something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: forfeit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: loss
History
From Middle English forfeture, from Old French forfaiture.
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
