forfeiture
/ˈfɔːfɪtʃə
/noun [mass noun]
The loss or giving up of something as a penalty for wrongdoing: magistrates ordered the forfeiture of his computer...
- Today, it is funded solely by active-duty payroll deductions of 50 cents, fines and forfeitures from military disciplinary actions, interest earned on the Trust and residence fees.
- In this case, the penalty should be forfeiture of the pistol and ring.
- Their penalties included forfeiture of the potential remission of sentence otherwise available to them.
Synonyms
confiscation, sequestration, loss, losing, denial;
relinquishment, giving up, surrender, surrendering, sacrifice, sacrificing, yielding, ceding
historical attainder