Forfeiture: A cancellation. A legal action whereby a contract purchaser following default loses all his interest in the property.
Forfeit
(v) Forfeit is the losing of the right on any property, article or claim by the intervention of any action or event connected to such right or claim due to a failure to fulfill the legal obligation.
FORFEITURE - To be divested or deprived of the ownership of something as a penalty for the commission of a crime. (2) To give up or surrender property (usually). (3) Obs.
Forfeit: To lose the right to do something, especially because of defaulting an obligation or because of an offense.
Forfeited: To lose the right to do something, especially because of defaulting an obligation or because of an offense.
Forfeited Application: An allowed patent application on which the issue or maintenance fee has not been paid within the required period of time.
forfeit
v. to lose property or rights involuntarily as a penalty for violation of law. Example: the government can take automobiles or houses which are used for illegal drug trafficking or manufacture.
forfeiture - The concept of forfeiture is used in a variety of settings in the legal system. For example, property such as an automobile or house that is used in the commission of a crime i.e.
forfeit To lose, or lose the right to; to incur a penalty, or to become liable for the payment of money as the consequence of a certain act; a criminal defendant who fails to appear in court forfeits bail.
forfeiture: When a person must give up money or property because they didn't meet a legal obligation. (See also bail forfeiture.) ...
FORFEITURE, punishment, torts. Forfeiture is a punishment annexed by law to some illegal act, or negligence, in the owner of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, whereby he loses all his interest therein, ...
BAIL FORFEITURE - Order by the court that the surety pay to the court the amount of security pledged for failure of an accused to comply with the requirements of the bond.
Bond Forfeiture (calling the Bond): If the defendant fails to appear in court as scheduled, the judge may order the bond forfeited (paid to the state) and the defendant rearrested.
Forfeiture
Definition - Noun
1 : the loss of a right, money, or esp. property because of one's criminal act, default, or failure or neglect to perform a duty
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Forfeiture of bail does not give the accused any immunity from being tried for the offense in question. Bail is designed to secure appearance at trial and submission to the judgment of the court. It is not designed as a satisfaction for the offense.
See also: forfeit forfeiture
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escheat - The forfeit of all property to the state when a person dies without heirs.
They were considered to be "dead", so much so that their land was forfeited to the King and their wife considered to be a widow. If they refused to renounce their oath, they could be starved out of the sanctuary.
The consequences of attainder were (1) forfeiture, (2) corruption of blood.
EstreatmentThe enforcement of a forfeited recognizance due to failure to comply with the conditions agreed to. (see Default Hearing)EvidenceStatements, information, and things that are used to prove or disprove an alleged fact.
The act of 1862, as explained by a resolution of the same date, provided that forfeiture of realty should not extend beyond the life of the offender. Passing this act was an exercise of war powers, not a criminal proceeding. Bigelow v.
misdemeanor - Offenses lower than felonies and generally those punishable by fine, penalty, forfeiture or imprisonment otherwise that in penitentiary.
mistrial - An erroneous, invalid, or nugatory trial.
If he or she connived at the disappearance of the accused man, or aided it or abetted it, it would be proper to forfeit the whole of the sum.
Yellow dog contract A name given in American labor law to contract of employment by which the employee agrees to forfeit their employment if they join a union during the period of employment.
The deposit is forfeited in the event of a candidate not gaining (polling) a certain percentage of the total votes. Deposits are supposed to deter candidates who are not serious from standing for parliamentary election.
Most cases in which parental rights are terminated occur because of a consensual forfeiture of those rights by parents. Generally, a parent cannot revoke a consensual forfeiture.
Conviction on misdemeanor charges does not authorize incarceration, forfeiture of property (other than the fine), nor otherwise authorize the state to deny the accused his right to own property and move about free from restraint or imprisonment.
A name given in American labor law to contract of employment by which the employee agrees to forfeit their employment if they join a union during the period of employment. These types of contracts are now prohibited by American law.
an essentially minor violation of law where the penalty upon conviction only consists of monetary forfeiture. A violation of law which could include imprisonment is a crime.
LAPSE
eccl. law. The transfer, by forfeiture, of a right or power to present or collate to a vacant benefice, from, a person vested with such... more ...
capital [Latin capitalis, from caput head, a person's life (as forfeit)] 1 a : punishable by death [ murder] b : involving execution [a case] 2 Medieval Latin capitalis chief, principal, from Latin caput ...
Foreclosure: Forfeiture of a right of redemption on a property (generally when someone fails to pay a mortgage).
Estreature - Civil aspect of a bond forfeiture.
Et al - All others.
Evidence - Testimony or exhibits received by the court at any stage of court proceedings.
For example, a will might state that an heir will forfeit her inheritance if she challenges the validity of the will.
Pardon - An act of grace from governing power which mitigates punishment and restores rights and privileges forfeited on account of the offense.
Parol evidence - Oral or verbal evidence; evidence given by word of mouth in court.
suits involving $25,000 or less; adult criminal misdemeanor offenses punishable by up to one year’s imprisonment; civil infractions; landlord/tenant disputes; small claims (civil suits involving $1,705 or less); and, land contract forfeitures.
BAIL - To set free a person arrested or imprisoned (pending trial or resolution of an appeal) in exchange for security such as cash, credit card deposit or real estate. Bail is forfeited if the person fails to appear in court as directed.
Bail Bond - A document through which one agrees to accept responsibility for a defendant and insure his/her appearance in court. By signing the form, the person posting the bond agrees to forfeit the bond if the defendant fails to appear in court ...
Dum casta
Latin: for so long as she remains chaste. Separation agreements years ago used to contain dum casta clauses which said that if the women were to start another relationship, she forfeited her entitlement to maintenance.
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Failure of the person released on bail to surrender himself at the appointed time results in forfeiture of the security. Bail is usually granted in a civil arrest.
Separation agreements years ago used to contain dum casta clauses which said that if the women were to start another relationship, she forfeited her entitlement to maintenance.
Dum sola
Latin: for so long as she remains unmarried.
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