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Capital :: Capital (n.) Having reference to, or involving, the forfeiture of the head or life; affecting life; punishable with death; as, capital trials; capital punishment..

Condemnation :: Condemnation (n.) The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture..

Guilt :: Guilt (v. t.) Exposure to any legal penalty or forfeiture.

Felony :: Felony (n.) An act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture.

Forfeit :: Forfeit (n.) Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine; -- whence the game of forfeits.

Felony :: Felony (n.) An offense which occasions a total forfeiture either lands or goods, or both, at the common law, and to which capital or other punishment may be added, according to the degree of guilt..

Forfeit :: Forfeit (n.) Injury; wrong; mischief.

Capitally :: Capitally (adv.) In a way involving the forfeiture of the head or life; as, to punish capitally..

Mulct :: Mulct (v. t.) To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine..

Innocent :: Innocent (a.) Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture; as, innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation..

Irritancy :: Irritancy (n.) The state or quality of being null and void; invalidity; forfeiture.

Own :: Own (v. t.) To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to recognize in a particular character; as, we own that we have forfeited your love..

Forfeited :: Forfeited (imp. & p. p.) of Forfei.

Escheat :: Escheat (v. t.) To forfeit.

Infectious :: Infectious (a.) Contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure and forfeiture.

Confiscable :: Confiscable (a.) Capable of being confiscated; liable to forfeiture.

Forfeit :: Forfeit (n.) To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be deprived of; to alienate the right to possess, by some neglect or crime; as, to forfeit an estate by treason; to forfeit reputation by a breach of promise; -- with to before the one acquiring what is forfeited..

Forfalture :: Forfalture (n.) Forfeiture.

Forfeit :: Forfeit (v. i.) To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.

Purchase :: Purchase (v. t.) To expiate by a fine or forfeit.

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