Something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty.

synonym: forfeiture.

Roget 974: penalty; retribution etc. (punishment) 972; pain, pains and penalties; weregild^†, wergild; peine forte et dure [Fr.]; penance etc. (atonement) 952; the devil to pay.    fine, mulct, amercement; forfeit, forfeiture; escheat [Law], damages, deodand^†, sequestration, confiscation, premunire [Lat.]; doomage [U.S.].    ... show more

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.

synonym: forfeiture.

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

synonyms: forfeiture, sacrifice.

Dutch: offer, opoffering

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.

synonyms: forego, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive.

Roget 773: fail, neglect, omit, elude, evade, give the go-by to, set aside, ignore; shut one's eyes to, close one's eyes to.    infringe, transgress, violate, pirate, break, trample under foot, do violence to, drive a coach and six through.    discard, protest, repudiate, fling to the winds, set at naught, nullify, declare null and void; cancel etc. (wipe off) 552.    retract, go back from, be off, forfeit, go from one's word, palter; stretch a point, strain a point.    ... show more

Roget 776: lose; incur a loss, experience a loss, meet with a loss; miss; mislay, let slip, allow to slip through the fingers; be without etc. (exempt) 777.1; forfeit.    get rid of etc. 782; waste etc. 638.    be lost; lapse.    ... show more

Roget 974: fine, mulct, amerce, sconce, confiscate; sequestrate, sequester; escheat [Law]; estreat^†, forfeit.   

Dutch: opgeven, inboeten, verbeuren, vergokken, verspelen

Surrendered as a penalty.

synonyms: confiscate, forfeited.