FORFEIT Definition & Meaning

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forfeit

[fawr-fit]

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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.
(used with a singular verb)��forfeits, a game in which such articles are taken from the players.

verb (used with object)

to subject to seizure as a forfeit.
to lose or become liable to lose, as in consequence of crime, fault, or breach of engagement.
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adjective

lost or subject to loss by forfeiture.

forfeit

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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)
1. a game in which a player has to give up an object, perform a specified action, etc, if he commits a fault
2. an object so given up

verb

(tr) to lose or be liable to lose in consequence of a mistake, fault, etc
(tr) law
1. to confiscate as punishment
2. to surrender (something exacted as a penalty)

adjective

surrendered or liable to be surrendered as a penalty

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

forfeitable adjective
forfeiter noun
nonforfeitable adjective
nonforfeiting adjective
reforfeit verb (used with object)
unforfeitable adjective
unforfeiting adjective
ˈ�ڴǰ��ڱ𾱳ٲ�� adjective
ˈ�ڴǰ��ڱ𾱳ٱ�� noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of forfeit¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English forfet, from Old French (past participle of forfaire “to commit crime, to lose possession or right through a criminal act”), from Medieval Latin �ڴǰ�ī�� factum “penalty,” past participle of �ڴǰ�ī�� facere “to transgress,” equivalent to Latin �ڴǰ�ī�� “outside, wrongly” + facere “to make, do”

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of forfeit¹

C13: from Old French forfet offence, from forfaire to commit a crime, from Medieval Latin foris facere to act outside (what is lawful), from Latin foris outside + facere to do

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Again, this was nothing new, as Roberts basically forfeited games in both the NL Championship Series and World Series last year with the remainder of the series in mind.

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Last year, US prosecutors sought to forfeit former Mongolian PM Sukhbaatar Batbold's two New York apartments that he allegedly bought using stolen mining funds.

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Attend trial, and the sizable cash payments are returned to you or your family; skip court, and you forfeit your deposit.

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But they won their first-round playoff games, then forfeited to play in the Jewish tournament.

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Mr Brown could be asked to forfeit the money if he breaches bail conditions.

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Related 51�Թ�s

abandon��
lose��
relinquish��
renounce��
surrender��

for fear of forfeited

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