nfa

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of no fixed abode.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of non-forecast airlift.

   “The crew departed to conduct some NFA flying.”

   “This mission is not part of our annual flying schedule; it will be NFA.”

3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of nondeterministic finite-state automaton.

name

1. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of National Food Authority.
2. (Uganda, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of National Forestry Authority.
3. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of National Firearms Act.

   “The NFA has been a flashpoint for advocates, who say that silencers are not frequently used in crime and believe that the silencers and other weapons regulated under the law, including machine guns and short-barreled rifles and shotguns, are protected by the Second Amendment.”

adj

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable)Initialism of not for attribution.

phrase

1. (Malaysia, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of no further action; a potential outcome for a suspect from a police investigation.

   “Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin said the case has been classified as "no further action" (NFA) due to lack of evidence.”

   “ACP Nik Ezanee closed the investigation by classifying it as no further action (NFA) after hearing about the woman's plight.”

   “Police have completed investigations into a Physical Education (PE) teacher who allegedly made a rape joke in front of his students at school, and have classified it as No Further Action (NFA). Sungai Buloh district police chief, Superintendent Shafa'aton Abu Bakar, said they received the notice of NFA from the Deputy Public Prosecutor regarding the case.”

verb

1. (UK, slang)To formally end the police investigation of a suspect with no further action.

   “After that interview, I think we can NFA him.”