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# forfeiture

«forfeiture» in Mova's school dictionary: **the losing of property, money or a right as a punishment…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (forfeiture, forfeitures; usually uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (law) Forfeiture is the losing of property, money or a right as a punishment for breaking a rule or law. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forfeiture/#m1)

2) (sport) Losing a match because a team broke the rules or did not turn up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forfeiture/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A formal legal word used in news: «forfeiture of assets» (when the police take money or things gained from crime). Phrases: «asset forfeiture», «forfeiture of a deposit».

### examples

- The court ordered the forfeiture of the stolen car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forfeiture/#x1)
- Breaking the rules led to the forfeiture of the prize. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forfeiture/#x2)
- The deposit is subject to forfeiture if you cancel late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forfeiture/#x3)
- The criminal faced forfeiture of all his money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forfeiture/#x4)
- Forfeiture of the match happened because the team had too few players. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forfeiture/#x5)
- Asset forfeiture means taking things bought with crime money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forfeiture/#x6)

### note

Verb: «forfeit» (to lose something as a penalty); «forfeit» is also a noun. Spelling: forfeiture (ei, not ie). Very formal; say «losing» in everyday speech.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «forfeiture» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forfeiture/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.