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[ fawr-fi-cher ] / ˈfɔr fɪ tʃər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR forfeiture ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan act of forfeiting. something that is forfeited; fine; mulct. Origin of forfeiture1300–50; Middle English forfeiture, forfeture<Old French. See forfeit, -ure OTHER WORDS FROM forfeiturere·for·fei·ture, nounWords nearby forfeitureforeyard, forfaiting, Forfar, for fear of, forfeit, forfeiture, forfend, forfex, forficate, forfochen, for free Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for forfeitureAdd into the mix laws on forfeiture and seizure of assets, and the brew can, and often does, become toxic. Hey, Whitey Bulger: They Tried to Make Me Snitch, Too|Mansfield Frazier|August 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST In court filings last Monday, Durkee agreed to a forfeiture auction of her home in Long Beach. The Fall of California Democratic Campaign Treasurer Kinde Durkee|Christine Pelisek|March 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST But all of this was done only after he was arrested, and there is that he could have done to fight the forfeiture of these assets. Judge Condemns Bernie's "Evil" Crime|The Daily Beast|June 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST The forfeiture order also puts Bernard Madoff on the hook for $170.799 billion, a judgment he will never be able to satisfy. Feds Want 150 Years for Bernie|Allan Dodds Frank|June 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The forfeiture arrangements filed late Friday were just the latest in a series of adverse developments for Madoff. Feds Want 150 Years for Bernie|Allan Dodds Frank|June 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST He has so far succeeded in instigating the Boer nation to acts which involve the forfeiture of their special heirlooms. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.)|C. H. Thomas Almost the whole of six counties of Ulster thus, by forfeiture, fell into the hands of the king. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia|Charles Campbell He somehow escaped death and forfeiture, when Kirkcaldy was gibbeted after the fall of the castle. James VI and the Gowrie Mystery|Andrew Lang As the thing stood now, cheating operated a forfeiture of charter or license: this penalty removed, cheating would be universal. The Memories of Fifty Years|William H. Sparks Meantime Latimer and Lyons were condemned to forfeiture and imprisonment. The History of England|T.F. Tout
British Dictionary definitions for forfeiture
nounsomething forfeited the act of forfeiting or paying a penalty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to forfeitureloss, forfeit, relinquishment, fine, mulct, giving up |