forfeiture

[fawr-fi-cher]

noun

1. an act of forfeiting.

2. something that is forfeited; fine; mulct.

forfeiture

/ ˈfɔːfɪtʃə /

noun

1. something forfeited

2. the act of forfeiting or paying a penalty

Other Word Forms

• reforfeiture noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of forfeiture¹

1300–50; Middle English forfeiture, forfeture < Old French. See forfeit, -ure

Example Sentences

US investigators seized around $15 billion worth of Bitcoin they allege are criminal proceeds -- the largest forfeiture action in the Justice Department's history.

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Prosecutors are seeking the forfeiture of a property Heppner owns in Dallas as well as an estate that he owns in Eastern Texas known as the Bradley Oaks Ranch, according to the indictment.

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The cash came from tax evasion and money laundering, the force said, which obtained account freezing and forfeiture orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

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With the Proteas recommencing their first innings on the fifth day Cronje - prompted by a bookie named Marlon Aronstam - contrived an unprecedented innings forfeiture for both sides to ensure a result.

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But in an 11-1 loss to the San Diego Padres, they took the act of de facto forfeiture to levels even they hadn’t previously pioneered.

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