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forfeiture

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for·fei·ture  (fôrf-chr, -chr)
n.
1. The act of surrendering something as a forfeit.
2. Something that is forfeited; a penalty.
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Noun1.forfeiture - something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;
forfeit
loss - something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
2.forfeiture - a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time"
forfeit
penalty - a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
3.forfeitureforfeiture - the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
sacrifice, forfeit
human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen
forfeiture
noun loss, giving up, surrender, forfeiting, confiscation, sequestration Law relinquishment
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But, he did not conceal from me that although there might be many cases in which the forfeiture would not be exacted, there were no circumstances in this case to make it one of them.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
As for mortgaging or pawning, it will little mend the matter: for either men will not take pawns without use; or if they do, they will look precisely for the forfeiture.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
The answer to this question has been anticipated in the investigation of its other characteristics, and is satisfactorily deducible from these circumstances; from the election of the President once in four years by persons immediately chosen by the people for that purpose; and from his being at all times liable to impeachment, trial, dismission from office, incapacity to serve in any other, and to forfeiture of life and estate by subsequent prosecution in the common course of law.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
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