Associations to the word «Forfeiture»

Wiktionary

FORFEITURE, noun. (legal) A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
FORFEITURE, noun. (legal) The loss of forfeit property.
FORFEITURE, noun. (legal) The property lost as a forfeit.
FORFEITURE, noun. Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.
FORFEITURE FUND, noun. (US) A sum of money created by the Justice Department from seizures of the proceeds of criminal activity
FORFEITURE FUNDS, noun. Plural of forfeiture fund

Dictionary definition

FORFEITURE, noun. Something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;.
FORFEITURE, noun. 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".
FORFEITURE, noun. The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc..

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats