Forfeiture: A cancellation. A legal action whereby a contract purchaser following default loses all his interest in the property.
Forfeiture
(n) Forfeiture is the process by which a person lose the right on his property, article or claim due to his failure to fulfill the legal obligation. Eg.
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.
forfeiture
n. loss of property due to a violation of law.
forger
n. a person who commits the crime of forgery, by making false documents or signatures.
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.
forfeiture: When a person must give up money or property because they didn't meet a legal obligation. (See also bail forfeiture.) ...
forfeiture of bond A failure to perform the condition upon which an obligor was to be excused from the penalty in the bond.
forge To fabricate by false imitation; e.g., to forge a signature.
forthwith Immediately; without delay; promptly.
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
compare waiver ...
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
The People's Law Dictionary by Gerald and Kathleen Hill Publisher Fine Communications ...
The consequences of attainder were (1) forfeiture, (2) corruption of blood.
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.
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.
"When the Court of Chancery began to entertain applications by mortgagors for leave to redeem notwithstanding that by default in payment they had caused a forfeiture by breach of condition and had therefore lost their legal or contractual right to ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
vested 1 : fully and absolutely established as a right, benefit, or privilege : not dependent on any contingency or condition ;specif : not subject to forfeiture if employment terminates before retirement ...
The person who agrees to be the "surety" is financially obligated to pay the bond if the person fails to appear. The failure to appear will typically cause the judge of the court requiring attendance to issue a "bond forfeiture" order, ...
 See also: Law, Forfeit, Person, State, Property
  
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