forfeiture vs reward

forfeiture

noun
  • Any loss occasioned by one's own actions. 

  • The loss of forfeit property. 

  • The property lost as a forfeit. 

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

reward

noun
  • The result of an action, whether good or bad. 

  • Something of value given in return for an act. 

  • A prize promised for a certain deed or catch 

verb
  • To give a reward to or for. 

  • To recompense. 

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