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forfeiture

/ˈfɔːfɪtʃə//ˈfɔɹfɪt͡ʃɚ/

forfeiture noun: a legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.

Noun

forfeiture (countable and uncountable, plural forfeitures)

  1. A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
  2. The loss of forfeit property.
  3. The property lost as a forfeit.
  4. Any 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

forfeiture meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

forfeiture in Tamil

தண்ட இழப்பு, பறிப்பிழப்பு, பறிமுதல், மறுப்பு

forfeiture in Urdu

ضبطی

forfeiture in Malayalam

relinquishment, confiscation, loss
അടക്കിയെടുക്കൽ, കണ്ടുകെട്ടൽ, കണ്ടുകെട്ട്, നഷ്ടമാകൽ, നഷ്ടപ്പെടൽ, പിഴയീടാക്കൽ

forfeiture in Kannada

ಮುಟ್ಟುಗೋಲು, ಹಕ್ಕು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು, ದಂಡ ತೆರುವುದು

Forms of forfeiture

pluralforfeitures

Plural of forfeiture: forfeitures

Origin of forfeiture

From Middle English forfeture, from Old French forfaiture.

Words formed from forfeiture

Phrases with forfeiture

Questions about forfeiture

What does forfeiture mean?
Forfeiture means a legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
What is forfeiture in Tamil?
Forfeiture in Tamil is தண்ட இழப்பு, பறிப்பிழப்பு, பறிமுதல். See Forfeiture meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is forfeiture?
Forfeiture is a noun.
How do you pronounce forfeiture?
Forfeiture is pronounced /ˈfɔːfɪtʃə/ (UK).
What is the plural of forfeiture?
The plural of forfeiture is forfeitures.

Words near forfeiture in the dictionary

  1. forfeitest
  2. forfeiteth
  3. forfeiting
  4. forfeitings
  5. forfeits
  6. forfeiture
  7. forfeiture fund
  8. forfeiture funds
  9. forfeitures
  10. forfend
  11. forfended

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: forfeiture (page history and authors); forfeiture (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); forfeiture (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); forfeiture (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); forfeiture (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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