Forfeit

[For·feit]

Forfeit means to lose or give up something, usually as a penalty. If you don’t finish your homework and eat all your broccoli, you'll most likely forfeit your right to watch TV before going to bed.

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Injury; wrong; mischief.

Noun
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

Noun
a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time"

Noun
something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;

Verb
lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

Adjective S.
surrendered as a penalty

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n.
Injury; wrong; mischief.

n.
A thing forfeit or forfeited; what is or may be taken from one in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, offense, neglect of duty, or breach of contract; hence, a fine; a mulct; a penalty; as, he who murders pays the forfeit of his life.

n.
Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine; -- whence the game of forfeits.

n.
Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.

n.
To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be deprived of; to alienate the right to possess, by some neglect or crime; as, to forfeit an estate by treason; to forfeit reputation by a breach of promise; -- with to before the one acquiring what is forfeited.

v. i.
To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.

v. i.
To fail to keep an obligation.

p. p. / a.
In the condition of being forfeited; subject to alienation.

Forfeit

For"feit , n. [OE. forfet crime, penalty, F. forfait crime (LL. forefactum, forifactum), prop. p.p. of forfaire to forfeit, transgress, fr. LL. forifacere, prop., to act beyond; L. foris out of doors, abroad, beyond + facere to do. See Foreign, and FAct.] 1. Injury; wrong; mischief. [Obs. & R.]

To seek arms upon people and country that never did us any forfeit.

2. A thing forfeit or forfeited; what is or may be taken from one in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, offense, neglect of duty, or breach of contract; hence, a fine; a mulct; a penalty; as, he who murders pays the forfeit of his life.

Thy slanders I forgive; and therewithal Remit thy other forfeits.

3. Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine; -- whence the game of forfeits.

Country dances and forfeits shortened the rest of the day.

Forfeit

For"feit, a. [F. forfait, p.p. of forfaire. See Forfeit, n.] Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.

Thy wealth being forfeit to the state.

To tread the forfeit paradise.

Forfeit

For"feit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forfeited; p. pr. & vb. n. Forfeiting.] [OE. forfeten. See Forfeit, n.] To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be deprived of; to alienate the right to possess, by some neglect or crime; as, to forfeit an estate by treason; to forfeit reputation by a breach of promise; -- with to before the one acquiring what is forfeited.

[They] had forfeited their property by their crimes.

Undone and forfeited to cares forever!

Forfeit

For"feit, v. i. 1. To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress. [Obs.] 2. To fail to keep an obligation. [Obs.]

I will have the heart of him if he forfeit.

Forfeit

For"feit, p. p. ∨ a. In the condition of being forfeited; subject to alienation. Shak.

Once more I will renew His laps'8ad powers, though forfeite.

Injury; wrong; mischief.

Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.

To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be deprived of; to alienate the right to possess, by some neglect or crime; as, to forfeit an estate by treason; to forfeit reputation by a breach of promise; -- with to before the one acquiring what is forfeited.

To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.

In the condition of being forfeited; subject to alienation.

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Usage Examples

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.

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