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forfeit
[ fawr-fit ]
noun
- a fine; penalty.
- an act of forfeiting; forfeiture.
- something to which the right is lost, as for commission of a crime or misdeed, neglect of duty, or violation of a contract.
- an article deposited in a game because of a mistake and redeemable by a fine or penalty.
- forfeits, (used with a singular verb) a game in which such articles are taken from the players.
verb (used with object)
adjective
- lost or subject to loss by forfeiture.
forfeit
/ ˈfɔːfɪt /
noun
- something lost or given up as a penalty for a fault, mistake, etc
- the act of losing or surrendering something in this manner
- law something confiscated as a penalty for an offence, breach of contract, etc
- sometimes plural
- a game in which a player has to give up an object, perform a specified action, etc, if he commits a fault
- an object so given up
verb
- tr to lose or be liable to lose in consequence of a mistake, fault, etc
- tr law
- to confiscate as punishment
- to surrender (something exacted as a penalty)
adjective
- surrendered or liable to be surrendered as a penalty
Derived Forms
- ˈforfeitable, adjective
- ˈforfeiter, noun
Other Words From
- for·feit·a·ble adjective
- for·feit·er noun
- non·for·feit·a·ble adjective
- non·for·feit·ing adjective
- re·for·feit verb (used with object)
- un·for·feit·a·ble adjective
- un·for·feit·ing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of forfeit1
Word History and Origins
Origin of forfeit1
Example Sentences
The NFL previously told teams they could face forfeits if any outbreaks are attributable to unvaccinated players or staffers and affected games can’t be rescheduled.
When prisoners learned from Zimbardo that they would have to forfeit any money they’d already earned if they left before the experiment ended, their solidarity plummeted, and the guards crushed their resistance.
The government has essentially hired a bank to store and sell billions of dollars worth of forfeited cryptocurrency, including troves of bitcoin and ethereum.
As part of the settlement, the company agreed to forfeit the objects, pay a $3 million fine and submit to federal oversight.
Instead, a team that can’t suit up enough players would forfeit the game.
To risk eye contact with any of the above is to forfeit all singles in your wallet.
Last September, Sexton pleaded guilty in New York state court to money laundering and agreed to forfeit $600,000.
Is there anything Zarif could do to forfeit his credentials as a “moderate”?
Crackpots eventually reveal themselves as such, and forfeit their influence in consequence.
Individuals who are found to store their weapons unsafely could forfeit for a time their ownership rights.
The statute of that year provided that every offender should forfeit the sum of twelve pence.
And when they told him no, he was most likely to give a nod to Herbert, which meant that the captives' heads were forfeit.
They surround their plunderers, attack them without fear, and frequently make their lives pay the forfeit of their rashness.
By what forfeit has he merited becoming the eternal object of the anger of that God who created him?
But if he guessed wrong, he was to forfeit his life, and the magician would have his beautiful blue eyes.
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