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Forfeiture vs Nonforfeiture - What's the difference?

forfeiture | nonforfeiture |

As nouns the difference between forfeiture and nonforfeiture

is that forfeiture is (legal) a legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property while nonforfeiture is lack of forfeiture; failure to forfeit, or exemption from forfeiting.

forfeiture

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
  • (legal) The loss of forfeit property.
  • (legal) The property lost as a forfeit.
  • Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.

    • nonforfeiture

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Lack of forfeiture; failure to forfeit, or exemption from forfeiting.