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forfeitures

forfeitures is the plural of forfeiture.

Meaning of forfeiture

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

Questions about forfeitures

What is forfeitures the plural of?
Forfeitures is the plural of forfeiture.

Words near forfeitures in the dictionary

  1. forfeitings
  2. forfeits
  3. forfeiture
  4. forfeiture fund
  5. forfeiture funds
  6. forfeitures
  7. forfend
  8. forfended
  9. forfending
  10. forfends
  11. forfex

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