Definition
An archaic legal term referring to a loss of rights, property, or status due to wrongdoing; the state of being punished by forfeiture.
Etymology
From 'forfault' + '-ure' (a suffix creating nouns of state or condition). This extended medieval legal term built on 'forfault' to create a noun describing the condition of having suffered legal penalty and loss.
Kelly Says
Feudal England had layers of legal language for 'losing stuff'—'forfault,' 'forfaulture,' 'forfeiture,' 'forfeit.' Each word had subtle legal distinctions about WHO was punishing you and WHAT exactly you were losing, creating a taxonomy of loss.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አልተሰራም
al-te-se-ram
ARالعربية
خيانة العهد
kha-y-na al-'ahd
BNবাংলা
অমান্যতা
o-ma-nya-ta
CACatalà
impagament
im-pa-ga-ment
CSČeština
porušení
po-roo-she-ni
DEDeutsch
Zahlungsverzug
tsah-luh-ver-tsoog
ELΕλληνικά
αθέτηση
a-the-ti-si
ESEspañol
impago
im-pa-go
FAفارسی
شکستن تعهد
shek-sten-e ta-ahed
FISuomi
maksuhäiriö
maksu-ha-i-rio
FRFrançais
manque de paiement
mahnk duh pa-ee-mahn
GUGU
અવિલક્ષણ
a-vi-lak-shan
HEעברית
חוסר תשלום
cho-ser tis-lu-m
HIहिन्दी
अनुपालन
an-u-pa-lan
HUMagyar
tartozás
tar-to-zas
IDBahasa Indonesia
kegagalan
ke-ga-ga-lan
ITItaliano
inadempimento
in-ad-em-pi-men-to
MSBahasa Melayu
kegagalan
ke-ga-ga-lan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyaung-la-e
NLNederlands
wanbetaling
wan-be-ta-ling
PLPolski
niewywiązanie
n-ye-v-ye-z-ya-nie
PTPortuguês
inadmplência
in-ad-m-plehn-sa
RORomână
neplata
ne-pla-ta
RUРусский
невыполнение
ne-vy-pol-ne-niye
SVSvenska
förfall
för-fall
SWKiswahili
ukosa
u-ko-sa
TAதமிழ்
செலுத்தல் தவறு
se-lu-th-tal tha-vu
TEతెలుగు
కట్టెక్కడం
kat-te-k-ka-dam
THไทย
การไม่ปฏิบัติ
gaan mai pat-ti
TLTL
pagkukulang
pag-ku-ku-lang
UKУкраїнська
невиконання
ne-vi-kon-annya
VITiếng Việt
vi phạm
vi-pham