Confiscation vs. Forfeiture

Confiscationnoun

The act or process of confiscating.

Confiscationnoun

The act or process of taking property or condemning it to be taken, as forfeited to the public use.

Confiscationnoun

seizure by the government

Confiscation

Confiscation (from the Latin confiscare ) is a legal form of seizure by a government or other public authority.

Forfeiturenoun

(legal) A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.

Forfeiturenoun

(legal) The loss of forfeit property.

Forfeiturenoun

(legal) The property lost as a forfeit.

Forfeiturenoun

Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.

Forfeiturenoun

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.

Forfeiturenoun

That which is forfeited; a penalty; a fine or mulct.

Forfeiturenoun

something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;

Forfeiturenoun

a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something;

Forfeiturenoun

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.