forfeiture vs deed

deed vs forfeiture

forfeiture and deed both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forfeiture	Yes	No	No	No
deed	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, deed is a hypernym of forfeiture; that is, deed is a word with a broader meaning than forfeiture:

forfeiture: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
deed: something that people do or cause to happen

Other hypernyms of forfeiture include act, human action, human activity.

forfeiture (noun)	deed (noun)
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.	something that people do or cause to happen
a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something	a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty

Difference between forfeiture and deed

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