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forfeitable

forfeitable

1 7.0
A thing that can be taken away as a punishment when someone breaks a rule
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɔːrfɪtəbl/
translation icon : perdible
  • Under certain conditions, your right to the inheritance is forfeitable if you do not follow the legal requirements.

Examples

  • When the U.S. Attorney decides to indict someone under RICO, he or she has the option of seeking a pre-trial restraining order or injunction to temporarily seize a defendant's assets and prevent the transfer of potentially forfeitable property, as well as require the defendant to put up a performance bond.

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  • If a tenant violates the lease, their right to the apartment may become forfeitable as a penalty.

  • The court found that the funds were forfeitable due to their association with illegal activity.

Antonyms

secure
318 3.2

Protected from danger or from people trying to break in

assured
3.6

Certain to continue in the future

How Likely

forfeited
5.4
forfeitable
1 7.0
vulnerable
581 4.0
secure
318 3.2

Surface Forms

forfeitable positive

Morphology

forfeitable = forfeit (transparent) = forfeit + able

Formed by the standard adjective-forming suffix '-able' added to 'forfeit', yielding 'able to be forfeited', which is directly inferable from the base verb.

Etymology

Forfeitable comes from the older word forfeit, which meant to 'give up' or lose something because you broke a rule. So if something is forfeitable, it can be taken away as a penalty.