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Noun Concept
Categories: Law of obligations, American legal terms, Law stubs, Rights, Legal terms
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forfeit  forfeiture  sacrifice  Deprivation order
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The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. WordNet 3.0
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The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In modern U.S. usage, forfeiture is deprivation or destruction of a right in consequence of the non-performance of some obligation or condition. Wikipedia
Deprivation or destruction of a right in consequence of not performing an obligation or condition Wikipedia Disambiguation
The property lost as a forfeit. Wiktionary
Law: the property lost as a forfeit. Wiktionary (translation)
The destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; the devotion of something desirable to something higher, or to a calling deemed more pressing. Wiktionary
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The sacrifice of one's spare time in order to volunteer. Wiktionary
IS A
act
HAS KIND
default judgment
DERIVATION
forfeit
sacrifice
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice
Wikipedia
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forfeiture (law)
Wikidata
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forfeiture
Wiktionary
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forfeiture, sacrifice
Wikipedia Redirections
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Deprivation order

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