forfeiture

American  

[fawr-fi-cher] / ˈfɔr fɪ tʃər /

noun

1. an act of forfeiting.

2. something that is forfeited; fine; mulct.

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forfeiture British  

/ ˈfɔːfɪtʃə /

noun

1. something forfeited

2. the act of forfeiting or paying a penalty

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Other Word Forms

• reforfeiture noun

Etymology

Origin of forfeiture

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

Example Sentences

After Shkreli forfeited the album, the federal government sold it to help cover $7.4 million in forfeiture that a judge ordered him to pay.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government has also said it will scrap something called "forfeiture".

From BBC

The London ICC told the BBC the allegation that it teaches that leaving the church results in forfeiture of salvation is "utterly false".

From BBC

Civil forfeiture allows the U.S. to seize the illicit cargo and the tanker itself.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government has stated that the forfeitures were aimed at returning more cash to investors, many of whom haven’t gotten any money from their investments in more than 10 years.

From The Wall Street Journal