forfeiture

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

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