forfeit
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
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Noun
- A [[penalty]] for or [[consequence]] of a [[misdemeanor]].
- 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.
- Something [[deposited]] and [[redeemable]] by a [[sportive]] [[fine]] as part of a [[game]].
- {{lb|en|obsolete|rare}} {{U|injury}}; [[wrong]]; [[mischief]].
Verb
- To [[suffer]] the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
- 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
- To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
- To fail to keep an obligation.
- {{lb|en|law}} Of government officials: to legally remove property from its previous owners.
Adjective
- Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.
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