forfeiture

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Noun

forfeiture noun

A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
The loss of forfeit property.
The property lost as a forfeit.
Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.

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Synonyms

forfeit sacrifice forfeiting confiscation expropriation waiver impounding impoundment sequestration embargo withdrawal renunciation dispossession cancellation interdiction revocation

Associated

dishonorable attainder forfeited allowances seizure rescinded restitution laundering rem earldom

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