forfeiture means A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
forfeiture is pronounced /ˈfɔːfɪtʃə/.
Etymology
From Middle English forfeture, from Old French forfaiture.
noun
- A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
- The loss of forfeit property.
- The property lost as a forfeit.
- Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.“We conclude that the government has forfeited any claim of forfeiture, so we proceed to consider the merits.”