Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Forfeiture"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Forfeiture \For"fei*ture\ (?; 135), n. [F. forfeiture, LL.
forisfactura.]
1. The act of forfeiting; the loss of some right, privilege,
estate, honor, office, or effects, by an offense, crime,
breach of condition, or other act.
Under pain of foreiture of the said goods.
--Hakluyt.
2. That which is forfeited; a penalty; a fine or mulct.
What should I gain By the exaction of the
forfeiture? --Shak.
Syn: Fine; mulct; amercement; penalty.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
forfeiture
n 1: something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty; [syn: {forfeit}]
2: a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or
giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if
the work was not completed on time" [syn: {forfeit}]
3: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for
a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. [syn: {forfeit},
{sacrifice}]
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