FORFEIT

confiscate, forfeit, forfeited

(adjective) surrendered as a penalty

forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice

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

forfeit, forfeiture

(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”

forfeit, forfeiture

(noun) something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty

forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego

(verb) lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; “you’ve forfeited your right to name your successor”; “forfeited property”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

forfeit (countable and uncountable, plural forfeits)

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.

(obsolete, rare) Injury; wrong; mischief.

Verb

forfeit (third-person singular simple present forfeits, present participle forfeiting, simple past and past participle (rare) forfeit or forfeited)

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.

Synonyms

• (lose a contest): capitulate, surrender, disqualify

• (voluntarily give up): forgo, withgo

Adjective

forfeit (not comparable)

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

Anagrams

• toffier

Source: Wiktionary

For"feit, n. Etym: [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. Ld. Berners.

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. Shak.

3. Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine; -- whence the game of forfeits. Country dances and forfeits shortened the rest of the day. Goldsmith.

For"feit, a. Etym: [F. forfait, p.p. of forfaire. See Forfeit, n.]

Definition: Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure. Thy wealth being forfeit to the state. Shak. To tread the forfeit paradise. Emerson.

For"feit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forfeited; p. pr. & vb. n. Forfeiting.] Etym: [OE. forfeten. See Forfeit, n.]

Definition: 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. Burke. Undone and forfeited to cares forever! Shak.

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. Shak.

For"feit, p. p. or a.

Definition: In the condition of being forfeited; subject to alienation. Shak. Once more I will renew His lapsèd powers, though forfeite. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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