NFA
See also: nfa
English
Noun
NFA (uncountable)
- Initialism of no fixed abode.
- (military) 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.
- Initialism of nondeterministic finite-state automaton.
Proper noun
NFA
- (Philippines) Initialism of National Food Authority.
- (Uganda) Initialism of National Forestry Authority.
- (US) Initialism of National Firearms Act.
- 2025 March 26, Hannah Rabinowitz, “DOJ considers abandoning the defense of federal restrictions on gun silencers”, in CNN[1]:
- 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.
Adjective
NFA (not comparable)
- (journalism) Initialism of not for attribution.
Phrase
NFA
- (law enforcement, criminal law, UK, Malaysia) Initialism of no further action; a potential outcome for a suspect from a police investigation.
- 2020 November 24, “Individuals linked to Chin Peng's ashes will not face charges - minister”, in Malaysiakini:
- Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin said the case has been classified as "no further action" (NFA) due to lack of evidence.
- 2021 January 31, Farik Zolkepli, “PJ police go the extra mile to help the needy”, in The Star:
- ACP Nik Ezanee closed the investigation by classifying it as no further action (NFA) after hearing about the woman's plight.
- 2021 August 5, Muhaamad Hafis Nawawi, “Case of teacher who allegedly made rape joke classified as NFA”, in New Straits Times:
- 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).
Verb
NFA (third-person singular simple present NFAs, present participle NFAing or NFA'ing, simple past and past participle NFAd or NFA'd or NFAed)
- (law enforcement slang, UK) To formally end the police investigation of a suspect with no further action.
- After that interview, I think we can NFA him.