# forfeiture

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɔːfɪtʃə/ · frequency rank #27,465

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

## Etymology
From Middle English forfeture, from Old French forfaiture.

## Common misspellings (14)
`fforfeiture`, `fofreiture`, `forefiture`, `forfeitrue`, `forfeitture`, `forfeituer`, `forfeiturre`, `forfeiutre`, `forfetiure`, `forffeiture`, `forfieture`, `forrfeiture`, `frofeiture`, `ofrfeiture`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/forfeiture