Definition
The loss or surrender of property, rights, or privileges as a penalty for wrongdoing, breach of contract, or failure to fulfill an obligation.
Etymology
From Old French 'forfaiture,' from 'forfait' meaning crime or penalty, ultimately from Latin 'foris' (outside) plus 'facere' (to do). The concept originally meant doing something 'outside' the bounds of law or agreement.
Kelly Says
The Latin roots literally mean 'doing outside' - forfeiture occurs when someone acts outside legal or contractual boundaries and must surrender something as consequence. Modern civil forfeiture laws have expanded this medieval concept, sometimes controversially allowing property seizure before conviction.
Translations
ARالعربية
فُقدان
foo-qah-dahn
CACatalà
pèrdua
peh-doo-ah
CSČeština
ztráta
ztrah-tah
DEDeutsch
Verlust
fehr-loost
ELΕλληνικά
απώλεια
ah-poh-leh-ah
ESEspañol
pérdida
pehr-dee-thah
FAفارسی
از دست دادن
ahz dah-st dah-dahn
FISuomi
menetys
meh-neh-tys
HEעברית
אובדן
oh-vah-dahn
HIहिन्दी
नुकसान
nuk-sah-n
HUMagyar
elvesztés
ehl-veh-shteh-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
kehilangan
keh-hee-lah-ngan
ITItaliano
perdita
pehr-dee-tah
KKKK
жоғалту
zhoh-gahl-too
MSBahasa Melayu
kehilangan
keh-hee-lah-ngan
MYမြန်မာ
ဆုံးရှုံး
soh-nay soh-nay
NLNederlands
verlies
fehr-lee-s
PLPolski
utracona
oo-trah-koh-nah
PTPortuguês
perda
pehr-dah
RORomână
pierdere
pee-ehr-deh-reh
RUРусский
лишение
lee-sheh-nee-yeh
SVSvenska
förlust
faw-loh-st
SWKiswahili
hasara
hah-sah-rah
TAதமிழ்
இழப்பு
ee-zhah-poo
TEతెలుగు
నష్టం
nah-shtahm
THไทย
การสูญเสีย
gah-nah soh-nsee-ah
TLTL
kawalan
kah-wah-lahn
UKУкраїнська
відібрання
vee-dee-brah-nyah
VITiếng Việt
mất mát
mah-t mah-t
YOYO
ìṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀
ee-sheh-sheh
ZUZU
ukuphela
oo-koo-peh-lah