forfeiture

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈfɔɹfɪt͡ʃɚ/ UK /ˈfɔːfɪtʃə/ See IPA manual

Freq #47494

Meanings

1

noun
The act of losing or giving up something as a penalty for a wrongdoing or failure.

Breaking the contract led to the forfeiture of his entire deposit.
2

noun
Something, especially property, that is taken away or surrendered as a penalty.

The court ordered the forfeiture of all assets linked to the crime.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of losing or giving... sacrifice forfeit

2 noun · something, especially... forfeit

Word family

Derived forms nonforfeiture

Etymology

From Middle English forfeture, from Old French forfaiture.

forfeture Middle English forfaiture Old French

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# forfeiture

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɔɹfɪt͡ʃɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfɔːfɪtʃə/
**Frequency rank:** 47494

## Meanings
1. The act of losing or giving up something as a penalty for a wrongdoing or failure.
2. Something, especially property, that is taken away or surrendered as a penalty.

## Examples
- Breaking the contract led to the forfeiture of his entire deposit.
- The court ordered the forfeiture of all assets linked to the crime.

## Derived Forms
- nonforfeiture

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: forfeture
- Root: forfaiture

## Etymology
From Middle English forfeture, from Old French forfaiture.

## AI Etymology
Forfeiture is from Middle English forfeture, from Old French forfaiture. In present-day use, it can mean the act of losing or giving up something as a penalty for a wrongdoing or failure, or something, especially property, that is taken away or surrendered as a penalty. Derived formations include nonforfeiture.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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