Simple English definitions for legal terms
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Forisfacere: Forisfacere is a Latin word that means to lose ownership of something, like a house or land. It can also mean to break the law by doing something illegal.
forisfacere (for-is-fay-sə-ree), vb. [fr. Latin foris “without” + facere “to make”]
1. When John failed to pay his mortgage for several months, he was forced to forisfacere his house and it was sold at auction.
2. If you are caught driving without a license, you could be charged with forisfacere and face fines or even jail time.
In the first example, John failed to fulfill his financial obligations and as a result, he lost his property. This is an example of forisfacere as forfeiting property. In the second example, driving without a license is against the law, and therefore, it is an example of forisfacere as violating the law.