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forfeit

noun

1 forfeit

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; ... show more

2 forfeit

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.

3 forfeit

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

verb

1 forfeit

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, ... 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 ... show more

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

Dutch: opgeven, inboeten, verbeuren, vergokken, verspelen

adjective

1 forfeit

Surrendered as a penalty.

synonyms: confiscate, forfeited.


Moby thesaurus: amercement, be bereaved of, bereavement, caution, caution money, charge, collateral, collateral security, cost, damage, damages, dead loss, debit, default, denial, denudation, deposit, deprivation, despoilment, destruction ... show more.

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