nonforfeiture

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˌnɑnˈfɔrfətʃər/ UK /ˌnɒnˈfɔːfɪtʃə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the retention of value or rights that would otherwise be forfeited

The policy's nonforfeiture clause preserved its cash value.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the retention of value or... retention preservation protection

Opposites

forfeiture forfeit

Word family

Related forms forfeiture forfeit

Etymology

From non- ('not') + forfeiture, from Old French forfaiture, from forfaire ('to transgress, forfeit'), from Latin foris ('outside') + facere ('to do').

non Latin forfaiture Old French

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General Vocabulary

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# nonforfeiture

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnˈfɔrfətʃər/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnˈfɔːfɪtʃə/

## Meanings
1. the retention of value or rights that would otherwise be forfeited

## Examples
- The policy's nonforfeiture clause preserved its cash value.

## Synonyms
- retention
- preservation
- protection

## Antonyms
- forfeiture
- forfeit

## Related Forms
- forfeiture
- forfeit

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

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + forfeiture, from Old French forfaiture, from forfaire ('to transgress, forfeit'), from Latin foris ('outside') + facere ('to do').

## AI Etymology
Nonforfeiture is from non- ('not') + forfeiture, from Old French forfaiture, from forfaire ('to transgress, forfeit'), from Latin foris ('outside') + facere ('to do'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and forfaiture (Old French). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. The modern sense is largely compositional: the word names the absence, exclusion, or opposite of the base idea. In current use it covers the retention of value or rights that would otherwise be forfeited. The wider family includes related words such as forfeiture and forfeit.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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