forfeiture

From Middle English forfeture, from Old French forfaiture.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːfɪtʃə/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɹfɪt͡ʃɚ/

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forfeiture (countable and uncountable, plural forfeitures)

1. (law) A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.

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2. (law) The loss of forfeit property.

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3. (law) The property lost as a forfeit.

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4. Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.
   • 2020 November 20, Eric D. Miller writing for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in U.S. v. Ngumezi, case 19-10243:

     We conclude that the government has forfeited any claim of forfeiture, so we proceed to consider the merits.

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