forfeitable

forfeitable
forfeit ► VERB (forfeited, forfeiting) 1) lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing. 2) lose or give up as a necessary consequence.
► NOUN 1) a fine or penalty for wrongdoing. 2) Law a forfeited right, privilege, or item of property. 3) (forfeits) a game in which trivial penalties are exacted for minor misdemeanours.
► ADJECTIVE ▪ lost or surrendered as a forfeit.
DERIVATIVES forfeitable adjective forfeiter noun forfeiture noun.
ORIGIN originally denoting a crime or transgression: from Old French forfet, forfait, from forfaire 'transgress' .

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  • forfeitable — Liable to be forfeited; subject to forfeiture for non user, neglect, crime, etc …   Black's law dictionary

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