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Dictionary: for·feit   (fôr'fĭt) pronunciation
n.
  1. Something surrendered or subject to surrender as punishment for a crime, an offense, an error, or a breach of contract.
  2. Games.
    1. Something placed in escrow and then redeemed after payment of a fine.
    2. forfeits A game in which forfeits are demanded.
  3. A forfeiture.
adj.
Lost or subject to loss through forfeiture.

tr.v., -feit·ed, -feit·ing, -feits.
  1. To surrender, be deprived of, or give up the right to on account of a crime, an offense, an error, or a breach of contract.
  2. To subject to seizure as a forfeit.

[Middle English forfet, crime, penalty, from Old French forfait, past participle of forfaire, to commit a crime, act outside the law : fors-, beyond; see foreclose + faire, to do; see feasible.]

forfeitable for'feit·a·ble adj.
forfeiter for'feit·er n.

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verb

    To suffer the loss of: drop, lose. Idioms: kiss good-by to. See get/lose.

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n

Definition: sacrifice; something given as sacrifice
Antonyms: gain, retention, victory, win

v

Definition: give up something in sacrifice
Antonyms: gain, profit, retain, win


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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To lose to another person or to the state some privilege, right, or property due to the commission of an error, an offense, or a crime, a breach of contract, or a neglect of duty; to subject property to confiscation; or to become liable for the payment of a penalty, as the result of a particular act. To lose a franchise, estate, or other property, as provided by the applicable law, due to negligence, misfeasance, or omission.

This nonconsensual deprivation transfers the property to another person or restores it to the original grantor.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault.

pronunciation We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people. — Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)

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Common misspelling(s) of forfeit

  • forfiet

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fortabe retten til, forbryde, miste
n. - genstand man har forbrudt, bøde
adj. - forbrudt, forspildt

Nederlands (Dutch)
verspelen, onderhevig maken aan inbeslagneming/ verbeuring, iets dat verloren wordt als straf, verlies van burgerrechten, pand, boete, (mv) spel waarin panden worden genomen, verbeurd

Français (French)
v. tr. - perdre, être privé de, renoncer à, (Comm) verser (une somme)
n. - confiscation, gage, amende, (Jur, Comm) amende, dédit (rupture de contrat)
adj. - confiscable (au profit de) (sout)

Deutsch (German)
v. - verwirken, verlustig gehen, verlieren, pfänden
n. - Bußgeld, Pfand, Verwirkung (Anspruch)
adj. - verloren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκπίπτω δικαιώματος ή προνομίου, χάνω (δια κατασχέσεως), χάνω
n. - ποινική κύρωση, ποινική ρήτρα, (μτφ.) τίμημα

Italiano (Italian)
perdere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - perder o direito de
n. - penalidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
поплатиться, лишаться, потерять, штраф, расплата, конфискация, лишение права, конфискованная вещь, игра в фанты

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - jugarse, perder, perder en el juego
n. - pena, multa, comiso
adj. - perdido o enajenado por falta, error o crimen

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förverka, mista
n. - bötesumma, förverkande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
没收, 丧失, 没收物, 罚金, 丧失了的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 沒收, 喪失
n. - 沒收物, 喪失, 罰金
adj. - 喪失了的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (벌로써) ~을 잃다, ~을 빼앗기다, 몰수되다
n. - 벌금
adj. - 몰수된, 상실된

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 罰として失うもの, 罰金, 罰金遊び
v. - 失う
adj. - 罰として失った

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخسر , يصادر (الاسم) غرامه , فقدان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮איבד, הפסיד‬
n. - ‮קנס, הטלת קנס, הפסד‬
adj. - ‮שאבד כתוצאה מעונש‬


 
 
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