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Forfeit
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- 1 Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure. not-comparable
"to tread the forfeit paradise"
- 1 surrendered as a penalty wordnet
- 1 A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor. countable, uncountable
"That he our deadly forfeit should release"
- 2 the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. wordnet
- 3 A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc. countable, uncountable
"He who murders pays the forfeit of his own life."
- 4 a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something wordnet
- 5 Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game. countable, uncountable
"Country dances and forfeits shortened the rest of the day."
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- 6 something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty wordnet
- 7 Injury; wrong; mischief. countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable
"a. 1789, Barry St. Leger, Siege of Nicopolis to seek arms upon people and country that never did us any forfeit"
- 1 To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
"He forfeited his last chance of an early release from jail by repeatedly attacking another inmate."
- 2 lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime wordnet
- 3 To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by failing to attend or participate, or by violation of the rules
"Because only nine players were present, the football team was forced to forfeit the game."
- 4 To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
- 5 To fail to keep an obligation.
"I will have the heart of him if he forfeit."
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- 6 Of government officials: to legally remove property from its previous owners.
"After the raid on USPV, Plaintiffs filed claims with the FBI seeking return of their seized property. The government did not return the property in response to these claims; instead, it indicated that it was seeking to forfeit the property."
Etymology
From Middle English forfait from ca. 1300, from Old French forfait (“crime”), originally the past participle of forfaire (“to transgress”), and Medieval Latin foris factum. During the 15th century, the sense shifted from the crime to the penalty for the crime.
From Middle English forfait from ca. 1300, from Old French forfait (“crime”), originally the past participle of forfaire (“to transgress”), and Medieval Latin foris factum. During the 15th century, the sense shifted from the crime to the penalty for the crime.
From Middle English forfait from ca. 1300, from Old French forfait (“crime”), originally the past participle of forfaire (“to transgress”), and Medieval Latin foris factum. During the 15th century, the sense shifted from the crime to the penalty for the crime.
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