Meanings
plural forfeitures
- countableuncountablelawThe loss of forfeit property.
- countableuncountablelawThe property lost as a forfeit.
- countableuncountableAny loss occasioned by one's own actions.
We conclude that the government has forfeited any claim of forfeiture, so we proceed to consider the merits.
2020 November 20, Eric D. Miller writing for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in U.S. v. Ngumezi, case 19-10243
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
nounthe act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Frenchforfaiture
- Middle Englishforfeture
- Englishforfeiture
From Middle English forfeture, from Old French forfaiture.
More words from Middle English, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Konfiszierung, Konfiskation
- Konfiszierunglaw: a legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit
- Konfiskationlaw: a legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit
- Einziehunglaw: a legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit
- Verwirkunglaw: the loss of forfeit property
- Verlustlaw: the loss of forfeit property
- beschlagnahmtes Gutlaw: the property lost as a forfeit
- konfisziertes Gutlaw: the property lost as a forfeit
- (selbstverschuldeter) Verlustany loss occasioned by one's own actions
Hungarian elkobzás, vagyonelkobzás
- elkobzáslaw: the loss of forfeit property
- vagyonelkobzáslaw: the loss of forfeit property
- jószágvesztéslaw: the loss of forfeit property
- elkobzott vagyonlaw: the property lost as a forfeit
- jogvesztésany loss occasioned by one's own actions
- jogeljátszásany loss occasioned by one's own actions
- elvesztésany loss occasioned by one's own actions
- eljátszásany loss occasioned by one's own actions
Polish przepadek, przepad
- przepadeklaw: a legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit
- przepadlaw: a legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit
- przepadeklaw: the loss of forfeit property
- przepadlaw: the loss of forfeit property
- przepadeklaw: the property lost as a forfeit
- przepadlaw: the property lost as a forfeit
- utrataany loss occasioned by one's own actions
Portuguese perda
- perdaany loss occasioned by one's own actions
Cite this entry
forfeiture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forfeiture
“forfeiture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forfeiture. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forfeiture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forfeiture.
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