forfeiture, n.
(forfeitures)
(forfeitures)
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
forfeit forfeiture sacrifice
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
<noun.possession>
forfeit forfeiture
sample sentences
"the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
<noun.possession>
forfeit forfeiture