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forfeitable, a.|ˈfɔːfɪtəb(ə)l|
[f. prec. + -able.]
Liable to be forfeited; subject to forfeiture.
1467in Eng. Gilds (1870) 383 Them [goods] that be forfetable by the lawe. 1495Act 11 Hen. VII, c. 64. §6 All Castels..be not..forfeitable in eny wise to the Kyng. 1683Luttrell Brief Rel. (1857) I. 247 Neither the charter of the citty of London or of any other corporation is forfeitable by law. 1767Blackstone Comm. II. 133 A moiety of the husband's lands..forfeitable by incontinency. 1841Fraser's Mag. XXIII. 385 The lives of these official Shylocks were forfeitable. 1884Weekly Notes 9 Feb. 31/2 The interest of the tenant..becomes forfeitable.
Hence ˈforfeitableˌness.
1727–36in Bailey. |