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Forfeiture

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

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a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something

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something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
forfeitsacrifice
plural
Forfeitures
possessive
Forfeiture's
pluralpossessive
Forfeitures'