forfeiture

IPA: fˈɔrfʌtʃɝ

(law) A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
(law) The loss of forfeit property.
(law) The property lost as a forfeit.
Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.

Examples of "forfeiture" in Sentences

Criminal asset forfeiture is different from a replevin action.
The indictment also seeks $80 million in forfeiture from Moore and Netschi.
Mr. Fisxwas for rtrikingouL He thought the term forfeiture implied that the importer had a. right till divested by statute.
Asset forfeiture is a grave problem in America today, often used to persecute the poor, politically disfavored, and racial minorities.
But in nearly all states and at the federal level, the legal standard of proof the government must meet for civil forfeiture is lower than the strict standard of “beyond a reasonable doubt” required for criminal convictions .....
During the whole of that period the same sacrificial rites were observed as on the first day, and they were expressly admonished that the smallest breach of any of the appointed observances would lead to the certain forfeiture of their lives [Le 8: 35].
Worral, who describes himself as agnostic on the issue, concluded that “a substantial proportion of law enforcement agencies are dependent on civil asset forfeiture” and that “forfeiture is coming to be viewed not only as a budgetary supplement, but as a necessary source of income.”