forfeit

for·feit

 (fôr′fĭt)

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

1. To lose or give up (something) on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement: The other team did not show up in time and so forfeited the game.

2. To subject to seizure as a forfeit.

n.

1. Something that is lost or given up on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement.

2. The act of forfeiting: The team lost the game by forfeit.

3.

a. In parlor games, an item placed in escrow and redeemed by paying a fine or performing an appointed task.

b. forfeits A game in which forfeits are demanded.

adj.

Lost or subject to loss through forfeiture.

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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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for′feit·a·ble adj.

for′feit·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. (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

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

6. (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

[C13: 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]

ˈforfeitable adj

ˈforfeiter n

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for•feit

(ˈfɔr fɪt)

n.

1. a fine; penalty.

2. an act of forfeiting; forfeiture.

3. something to which the right is lost, as for commission of a crime or violation of a contract.

4. an article deposited in a game because of a mistake and redeemable by a fine or penalty.

5. forfeits, (used with a sing. v.) a game in which such articles are taken.

v.t.

6. to subject to seizure as a forfeit.

7. to lose or become liable to lose, as in consequence of crime or breach of engagement.

adj.

8. lost or subject to loss by forfeiture.

[1250–1300; Middle English forfet < Old French, past participle of forfaire to commit a crime, to lose possession or right through a criminal act < Medieval Latin forīs facere to transgress = Latin foris outside + facere to make, do¹]

for′feit•a•ble, adj.

for′feit•er, n.

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forfeit

Past participle: forfeited
Gerund: forfeiting

Imperative

forfeit

forfeit

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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

1. 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

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

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forfeit

verb

To suffer the loss of:

drop, lose.

Idiom: kiss good-by to.

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Translations

تَنازُل، خَسارَهمَفْقوديَخْسَر، يَفْقِد

pokutapropadlýztracenýztratit

forspildtmistemistetpris

BußeEinbußeGeldbußeverwirkenverwirkt

confisquéforfaitgageperdre

elkobzottelveszettelveszít

fyrirgera, missagjald, sekt; sviptirgoldinn, glataîur

demeritarepenalit...perdere

baudafantasprarastasprarasti

ķīlazaudējumszaudētzaudēts

bortdømtbøte medforspilleforspiltmiste retten til

prepadnutý

cezakaybedilmişkaybetmek

丧失了的失去没收物罚金

forfeit

[ˈfɔːfɪt]

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

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

forfeit

[ˈfɔː^rfɪt]

n (= penalty) → prix m

vt

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

(= give up) → abandonner

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

forfeit

[ˈfɔːfɪt]

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

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

forfeit

(ˈfoːfit) noun

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 multa pokuta die (Geld)Buße pris ποινή, τίμημαmulta trahv, pant تاوان؛ جریمه rangaistus gageעונש, קנס जुर्माना globa, kazna, gubitak prava zálog denda gjald, sekt; sviptir multa, pegno 罰金 벌금 bauda, fantas zaudējums; ķīla (rotaļā) denda pandbot, mulkt, pantfant, zastaw ديوه كار دكولو يانه كولو په اثر دلاسه ور كول، ضبطول، جريمه كول، تاوان وراړول multa penali­zare штраф; фант pokuta globa kazna böter, vite, pris, plikt, pant การถูกปรับ ceza 罰金，沒收物 штраф حرجانہ tiền phạt; vật bị mất 罚金，没收物

verb

to lose (something) because one has done something wrong. He forfeited our respect by telling lies. verbeur يَخْسَر، يَفْقِد загубвам perder ztratit verwirken miste χάνωperder 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 verspelenmiste retten til, forspille, bøte medutracić دلاسه ور كول، 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

adjective

forfeited. His former rights are forfeit now. verval مَفْقود лишен от confiscado propadlý; ztracený verwirkt mistet; forspildt confiscado, perdido kaotatud سلب شده menetetty confisqué, perduאבוד जब्त izgubljen, proigran elkobzott; elveszett hilang goldinn, glataður confiscato, perduto 失われた 몰수당한 prarastas zaudēts hilang verbeurdmistet, forspilt, tapt, bortdømt skonfiskowany, zawieszony ضبطول 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

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