Meanings
NFA1
plural NFAs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of no fixed abode.
- broadlycolloquialcountableuncountableA homeless person.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of non-forecast airlift.
The crew departed to conduct some NFA flying.
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This mission is not part of our annual flying schedule; it will be NFA.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of nondeterministic finite-state automaton.
- PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismInitialism of National Food Authority.
- UgandaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of National Forestry Authority.
- USabbreviationinitialismInitialism of National Firearms Act.
The NFA has been a flashpoint for advocates, who say that silencers are not frequently used in crime and believe that the silencers and other weapons regulated under the law, including machine guns and short-barreled rifles and shotguns, are protected by the Second Amendment.
2025 March 26, Hannah Rabinowitz, “DOJ considers abandoning the defense of federal restrictions on gun silencers”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Apr 2025
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparablejournalismInitialism of not for attribution.
- MalaysiaUKabbreviationinitialismcriminal lawgovernmentInitialism of no further action; a potential outcome for a suspect from a police investigation.
Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin said the case has been classified as "no further action" (NFA) due to lack of evidence.
2020 November 24, “Individuals linked to Chin Peng's ashes will not face charges - minister”, in Malaysiakini, archived from the original on 01 Apr 20222 more examples
ACP Nik Ezanee closed the investigation by classifying it as no further action (NFA) after hearing about the woman's plight.
2021 January 31, Farik Zolkepli, “PJ police go the extra mile to help the needy”, in The Star, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2026Police have completed investigations into a Physical Education (PE) teacher who allegedly made a rape joke in front of his students at school, and have classified it as No Further Action (NFA). Sungai Buloh district police chief, Superintendent Shafa'aton Abu Bakar, said they received the notice of NFA from the Deputy Public Prosecutor regarding the case.
2021 August 5, Muhaamad Hafis Nawawi, “Case of teacher who allegedly made rape joke classified as NFA”, in New Straits Times, archived from the original on 01 Apr 2022
present singular third person NFAs · participle present NFAing · participle present NFA'ing · participle past NFAd · past NFAd · participle past NFA'd · past NFA'd · participle past NFAed · past NFAed
- UKslanggovernmentTo formally end the police investigation of a suspect with no further action.
After that interview, I think we can NFA him.
Nfa2
- abbreviationAbbreviation of nakfa.
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Cite this entry
NFA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NFA
“NFA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NFA. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “NFA,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NFA.
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