forfeiture

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French forfaiture.

Noun

forfeiture (countable and uncountable, plural forfeitures)

1. (law) A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.

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2. (law) The loss of forfeit property.

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3. (law) The property lost as a forfeit.

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4. Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.

Translations

law: a legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit

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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

• German: (selbstverschuldeter) Verlust m
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• Hungarian: ^{(please verify)} elkobzás (hu), ^{(please verify)} elvesztés (hu)
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