Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of forfeiting; the loss of some right, privilege, estate, honor, office, or effects, by an offense, crime, breach of condition, or other act.2. (n.) That which is forfeited; a penalty; a fine or mulct. Thesaurus amercement bereavement cost damage damages dead loss debit denial denudation deprivation despoilment destruction detriment dispossession distraint distress divestment escheat escheatment expense fine forfeit injury loser losing losing streak loss mulct perdition privation robbery ruin sacrifice sconce spoliation stripping taking away total loss |