forfeit
noun
a fine; penalty.
forfeitable
-
a word derived from
forfeit.
Example Sentences
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Stephen Stubbs, the club’s general counsel, described the outcome as “very strange” because the jury did not find the logo forfeitable on the count of racketeering, but did so on the racketeering conspiracy count.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2019
Kremer argues that the Xbox and PlayStation 2 were not used in his crimes and are not forfeitable property.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2018
Your conception of heavenly justice is found in the concession of equal spiritual birthright, based on the broad charter of common humanity, and forfeitable only by individual worthlessness or deliberate refusal.
From Such Is Life by Joseph Furphy
"If it's forfeitable, then don't get a search warrant, get a forfeiture warrant," Godwin suggested coolly.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
The right of bestowing the equus publicus was vested in the emperor; once given, it was for life, and was only forfeitable through degradation for some offence or the loss of the equestrian fortune.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
