exoneration vs forfeiture

exoneration

noun
  • The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge. 

  • An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation. 

forfeiture

noun
  • The loss of forfeit property. 

  • The property lost as a forfeit. 

  • Any loss occasioned by one's own actions. 

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

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