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forfeiture definition

for·fei·ture (fôr′fə c̸hər)

noun

  1. the act of forfeiting
  2. anything forfeited; penalty or fine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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