forfeiture

Noun

Meaning

The act of forfeiting; the loss of some right, privilege, estate, honor, office, or effects, by an offense, crime, breach of condition, or other act.

That which is forfeited; a penalty; a fine or mulct.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fine penalty sacrifice forfeit mulct amercement loss cost damage investment destruction punishment discipline surrender erosion
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Antonyms

renaissance championship development find money capital
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Hypernyms

act loss penalty deed human action human activity

Phrases with the word

forfeiture of employment forfeiture of rights forfeiture of job forfeiture of work job forfeiture

Examples

When a juvenile offender commits a heinous crime, the State can exact forfeiture of some of the most basic liberties, but the State cannot extinguish his life and his potential to attain a mature understanding of his own humanity. Anthony Kennedy

The forfeiture is exactly the sort of thing which has landed us where we are : where intellectual inquiry is shut out; where our tradition are not examined and reassessed and where as a consequence there is no dialogue. Arun Shourie

The penalty for exceeding the time limit is the forfeiture of the game. Howard Staunton

This system of encouragement proves serviceable as a preventive of punishment, the attainment of the tickets being a reward, the forfeiture of them the reverse; and, as such, boys seem often more affected by their loss than by coercion. Joseph Lancaster

the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time Source: Internet

A declaration before the innings starts is called an innings forfeiture. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

forfeiter forfeiting forfeits forfeiture fund forfeiture of employment forfeiture of job