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Synonyms for forfeiture
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fawr-fi-cher |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr fɪ tʃər |
Définition of forfeiture
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French forfaiture "crime, transgression; penalty for committing a crime," from forfait (see forfeit).
- noun abandonment
- In this way I should escape the forfeiture of my credit, and the risk of maintaining it.
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
- The forfeiture of the lords was agreed to, all but unanimously.
- Extract from : « Andrew Melville » by William Morison
- One half the value was to be spent in improvements, on pain of forfeiture.
- Extract from : « The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2) » by John West
- Pertaining to the head, as, capital punishment, which involves the forfeiture of the head.
- Extract from : « Orthography » by Elmer W. Cavins
- Public assistance not to entail any forfeiture of political rights.
- Extract from : « British Socialism » by J. Ellis Barker
- She implored a waiver of the forfeiture in her and young Walter's favour.
- Extract from : « Sir Walter Ralegh » by William Stebbing
- The sovereign of Czernova must not marry a commoner, on pain of forfeiture of the crown.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of the Czar » by John R. Carling
- To create a forfeiture, his misbehavior must be gross and aggravated.
- Extract from : « The Seaman's Friend » by Richard Henry Dana
- In this case it is lawful to take the forfeiture, or detain the thing.
- Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
- The consequences of attainder, are forfeiture and corruption of blood.
- Extract from : « Novanglus, and Massachusettensis » by John Adams
Antonyms for forfeiture
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