[noun]Forfeiture is the loss of rights, property or money, esp. as a result of breaking a legal agreement.He was deep in debt and faced with forfeiture of his property. [U]Judge Thomas said that he could not rule out the possibility of forfeitures in this case. [C]The defendants face stiff forfeiture penalties after having been found guilty of breaking their contractual agreement on several counts.
FORFEITURE
Meaning of FORFEITURE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012