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| for·feit [ fáwrfət ] |
noun (plural for·feits) |
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1. giving something up: the act or an instance of giving something up or being deprived of something as a punishment
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2. penalty for wrongdoing: something that is taken away as a punishment or has to be given up to make up for a mistake or wrongdoing
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3. penalty for breaking law: something that is taken away as a penalty for breaking a law or contract
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4. penalty in game: an object that a player must give up or a task that a player must perform as a penalty in a game
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adjective |
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taken away as punishment: taken away or given up as a punishment for a mistake or wrongdoing
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transitive verb (past and past participle for·feit·ed, present participle for·feit·ing, 3rd person present singular for·feits) |
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1. be deprived of something: to lose something or have something taken away as punishment for a mistake or wrongdoing
  forfeit the right to your inheritance
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2. give something up: to give something up willingly in order to pursue or obtain something else
forfeited her inheritance and married outside her parents' faith
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3. take something away as penalty: to take something away as a penalty for breaking a law or contract
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| [13th century. < Old French forfet, past participle of forfaire "commit a crime," literally "do beyond" < fors "beyond" < Latin foris (see foreign)] |
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| for·feit·a·ble adjective |
| for·feit·er noun |
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