the forfeiture of property

  • 1forfeiture — for·fei·ture / fȯr fə ˌchu̇r/ n 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 2: something (as money or property) that is forfeited as a penalty… …

    Law dictionary

  • 2forfeiture of mining lease — The forfeiture of a mining lease for nonpayment of rent or the breach of other conditions of the lease. 36 Am J1st Min & M §§ 58 et seq. The forfeiture of a mining lease of property constituting public lands of the United States for default in… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 3forfeiture — /forfatyar/ A comprehensive term which means a divestiture of specific property without compensation; it imposes a loss by the taking away of some preexisting valid right without compensation. L & K Realty Co. v. R.W. Farmer Const. Co., Mo.App.,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 4forfeiture — /forfatyar/ A comprehensive term which means a divestiture of specific property without compensation; it imposes a loss by the taking away of some preexisting valid right without compensation. L & K Realty Co. v. R.W. Farmer Const. Co., Mo.App.,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 5property law — Introduction       principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… …

    Universalium

  • 6PROPERTY — Classification Property may be divided into different classes in accordance with the various legal principles applicable thereto. One common division is between immovable property and movables, distinguished from each other in the following… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 7forfeiture — A word often used as a synonym of penalty but which is, precisely, a divestiture of property without compensation, in consequence of a default or an offense, 36 Am J2d Forf & P § 1; an enforced and involuntary loss of a right. Storm v Barbara Oil …

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  • 8The Walbrook —    A stream of some size and importance which flowed through the centre of the City from north to south. In course of time it was filled up and eventually built over.    The City Records and Stow s Survey, together with the investigations made at …

    Dictionary of London

  • 9forfeiture — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act of forfeiting ; the loss of property or money because of a breach of a legal obligation 2. something (as money or property) that is forfeited ; penalty …

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  • 10The Pembroke Hill School — Infobox Private School background = #f0f6fa border = #ccd2d9 name = The Pembroke Hill School motto = Freedom with Responsibility established = 1910 Pembroke Country Day (boys), 1913 Sunset Hill (girls), 1984 Pembroke Hill (coed) type = Private… …

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