The meaning of Forfeiture

noun

The forfeiture of land and civil rights suffered as a consequence of a sentence of death for treason or felony.

Usage examples:

The attainder of the fourth duke of norfolk

verb

Give up (power or territory).

Usage examples:

In 1874, the islands were ceded to britain

noun

The action of taking or seizing someone's property with authority; seizure.

Usage examples:

A court ordered the confiscation of her property

noun

The act of confiscating a possession from someone (= taking it away as a punishment) or an example of this

Usage examples:

There was a record number of confiscations by customs officers last year., penalties range from 3 m…

noun

The action of denying something.

Usage examples:

She shook her head in denial

noun

A statement that something is not true

Usage examples:

His statement is not a denial., planning staff recommended denial of the project., he claims he’s n…

adjective

Suffering, resulting in, or relating to defeat in a game or contest.

Usage examples:

The losing side

verb

Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something).

Usage examples:

I've lost my appetite

Present participle of lose

noun

The fact or process of losing something or someone.

Usage examples:

Avoiding loss of time

noun

The act of giving up something such as a responsibility, claim, or possession

Usage examples:

How do you negotiate the relinquishment of native title rights when you do not know what they are?,…

noun

An act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity.

Usage examples:

They offer sacrifices to the spirits

verb

Offer or kill as a religious sacrifice.

Usage examples:

The goat was sacrificed at the shrine

verb

To give up something for something else considered more important

Usage examples:

He sacrificed his vacations to work on his book., [ u ] animal/ritual sacrifice, [ c ] my parents m…

verb

Offer or kill as a religious sacrifice.

Usage examples:

The goat was sacrificed at the shrine

noun

An act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity.

Usage examples:

They offer sacrifices to the spirits

noun

Christ's offering of himself in the crucifixion.

Usage examples:

Christ's oblation, his total gift by the sacrifice on the cross, is the act of initiation for himse…

noun

The action of sequestrating or taking legal possession of assets.

Usage examples:

If such court injunctions are ignored, sequestration of trade union assets will follow

noun

The act of taking temporary possession of someone's property until they have paid money that is owed or obeyed a court order

Usage examples:

This would do nothing to halt the sequestration of property in the former colony., the union was or…

verb

Stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.

Usage examples:

Over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities

noun

The action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence.

Usage examples:

The final surrender of germany on 8 may 1945

verb

Relinquish possession or control over

verb

Stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.

Usage examples:

Over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities

noun

The action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence.

Usage examples:

The final surrender of germany on 8 may 1945

noun

The action of surrendering a lease or life insurance policy.

Usage examples:

As a consequence of the approach adopted by insurance companies on the early surrender of endowment…

adjective

(of a substance or object) giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid.

Usage examples:

She dropped on to the yielding cushions

verb

Produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).

Usage examples:

The land yields grapes and tobacco

adjective

Soft substances or qualities that are yielding can bend

Usage examples:

A yielding mire of wet leaves, yielding flesh/softness