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Forfeit
ˈfɔːfɪt
Forfeit definitions
verb
forfeits
forfeiting
forfeited
forfeit
- lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing
"those unable to meet their taxes were liable to forfeit their estates"
- lose or give up (something) as a necessary consequence of something else
"she didn't mind forfeiting an hour in bed to muck out the horses"
noun
forfeit
forfeits
- a fine or penalty for wrongdoing
"the loser must pay a forfeit"
- an item of property or a right or privilege lost as a legal penalty
- a game in which trivial penalties are exacted for minor misdemeanours
- the action of forfeiting something
adjective
forfeit
- lost or surrendered as a penalty for wrongdoing
"his possessions were declared forfeit"