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for·feit  (fôrft)

n.

1. Something surrendered or subject to surrender as punishment for a crime, an offense, an error, or a breach of contract.

2. Games

a. Something placed in escrow and then redeemed after payment of a fine.

b. forfeits A game in which forfeits are demanded.

3. A forfeiture.

adj.

Lost or subject to loss through forfeiture.

tr.v. for·feit·ed, for·feit·ing, for·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.

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[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.]

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forfeit·a·ble adj.

forfeit·er n.

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forfeit [ˈfɔːfɪt]

n

1. something lost or given up as a penalty for a fault, mistake, etc.

2. the act of losing or surrendering something in this manner

3. (Law) Law something confiscated as a penalty for an offence, breach of contract, etc.

4. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) (sometimes plural)

a.  a game in which a player has to give up an object, perform a specified action, etc., if he commits a fault

b.  an object so given up

vb

1. (tr) to lose or be liable to lose in consequence of a mistake, fault, etc.

2. (Law) (tr) Law

a.  to confiscate as punishment

b.  to surrender (something exacted as a penalty)

adj

surrendered or liable to be surrendered as a penalty

[from Old French forfet offence, from forfaire to commit a crime, from Medieval Latin foris facere to act outside (what is lawful), from Latin foris outside + facere to do]

forfeitable  adj

forfeiter  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	forfeit - something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty; forfeiture loss - something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
	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" forfeiture penalty - a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
	3.	forfeit - the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. sacrifice, forfeiture human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen
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" give up, throw overboard, waive, forego, forgo abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" lapse - let slip; "He lapsed his membership" arrogate, lay claim, claim - demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
Adj.	1.	forfeit - surrendered as a penalty confiscate, forfeited lost - not gained or won; "a lost battle"; "a lost prize"

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forfeit

verb

relinquish, lose, give up, surrender, renounce, be deprived of, say goodbye to, be stripped of He was ordered to forfeit more than £1.5m in profits.

noun

penalty, fine, damages, forfeiture, loss, mulct, amercement (obsolete) That is the forfeit he must pay.

Translations

forfeit [ˈfɔːfɪt]

A. N (in game) → prenda f; (= fine) → multa f

B. VT [+ one's rights etc] → perder (Jur) → decomisar

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forfeit [ˈfɔː^rfɪt]

n (= penalty) → prix m

vt

(= lose) [+ right, benefit] → perdre; [+ one's life, health] → payer de

(= give up) → abandonner

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forfeit

vt

(esp Jur) one’s rights etc → verwirken

(fig) one’s life, health, honour, sb’s respect → einbüßen; chance → verpassen; right, place → verlieren

n (esp Jur) → Strafe f, → Buße f; (fig) → Einbuße f; (in game) → Pfand nt; forfeits sing (game) → Pfänderspiel nt; to pay a forfeit (in game) → ein Pfand (ab)geben; his health was the forfeit he paid → er zahlte mit seiner Gesundheit dafür

adj to be forfeit (Jur) → verfallen sein; (fig) → verwirkt sein

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forfeit [ˈfɔːfɪt]

1. n (penalty) → ammenda; (in game) → penitenza

2. vt (esp Law) (one's right, status) → perdere; (one's happiness, health) → giocarsi

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forfeit [ˈfɔːfɪt]

1. n (penalty) → ammenda; (in game) → penitenza

2. vt (esp Law) (one's right, status) → perdere; (one's happiness, health) → giocarsi

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forfeit

n forfeit [ˈfoːfit]

something that must be given up because one has done something wrong, especially in games If you lose the game you will have to pay a forfeit. vervals تَنازُل، خَسارَه глоба pokuta pris die (Geld)Buße ποινή, τίμημα multa trahv, pant تاوان؛ جریمه rangaistus gage עוֹנֶש, קְנָס जुर्माना globa, kazna, gubitak prava zálog denda gjald, sekt; sviptir multa, pegno 罰金 벌금 bauda, fantas zaudējums; ķīla (rotaļā) denda pand bot, mulkt, pant fant, zastaw multa penali­zare штраф; фант pokuta globa kazna böter, vite, pris, plikt, pant การถูกปรับ ceza 罰金；罰物 штраф حرجانہ tiền phạt; vật bị mất 罚金；罚物

v

to lose (something) because one has done something wrong He forfeited our respect by telling lies. verbeur يَخْسَر، يَفْقِد загубвам ztratit miste verwirken χάνω perder minetama از دست دادن menettää perdre לְאַבֵּד खो बैठना proigrati, izgubiti (pravo, povjerenje) elveszít (becsületet) kehilangan fyrirgera, missa perdere 失う 벌로서 잃다 prarasti zaudēt kehilangan verspelen miste retten til, forspille, bøte med utracić perder a pierde, a nu se mai bucura de лишаться stratiť zapraviti izgubiti förverka, mista, förlora สูญเสียของจากการถูกปรับ kaybetmek 失去 поплатитися بد عہدی کی وجہ سے ہار جانا bị mất 失去

adj

forfeited His former rights are forfeit now. verval مَفْقود лишен от propadlý; ztracený mistet; forspildt verwirkt confiscado, perdido kaotatud سلب شده menetetty confisqué, perdu אָבוּד जब्त izgubljen, proigran elkobzott; elveszett hilang goldinn, glataður confiscato, perduto 失われた 몰수당한 prarastas zaudēts hilang verbeurd mistet, forspilt, tapt, bortdømt skonfiskowany, zawieszony confiscado pierdut; confiscat лишённый prepadnutý zapravljen izgubljen förverkad, förlorad ที่ถูกปรับ kaybedilmiş 喪失了的 втрачений ظبط شدہ bị mất; phải trả hay từ bỏ 丧失了的