Forfeit
21forfeit — 1. noun /ˈfɔː.fɪt/ a penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor : That he our deadly forfeit should release (John Milton, On the Morning of Christs Nativity, 1629) 2. verb /ˈfɔː.fɪt/ a) To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non… …
22forfeit — 1 verb (T) to lose something valuable by having it taken away from you, either as a punishment or because of a law or rule: By becoming a German citizen he forfeited his right to live in the US. forfeiture noun (U) 2 noun (C) something that is… …
23forfeit — 1. verb latecomers will forfeit their places Syn: lose, be deprived of, surrender, relinquish, sacrifice, give up, yield, renounce, forgo; informal pass up, lose out on Ant: retain 2. noun they are liable to a forfeit Syn …
24forfeit — / fɔ:fɪt/ noun the taking away of something as a punishment ♦ the goods were declared forfeit the court said that the goods had to be taken away from the person who was holding them ■ verb to have something taken away as a punishment ♦ to forfeit …
25forfeit — forfeitable, adj. forfeiter, n. /fawr fit/, 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 misdeed, neglect of duty, or violation of a contract. 4. an article… …
26Forfeit — For|feit 〈[fɔ:rfıt] n. 15; Kaufmannsspr.〉 Abstandszahlung bei Vertragsrücktritt, Reugeld [engl., „Geldbuße“ <afrz. forfait „Untat, Frevel, Verbrechen“ <lat. foris facere „draußen, d. h. außerhalb des Rechts handeln“] * * * For|feit [… …
27forfeit — verb Forfeit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chance, ↑claim, ↑deposit, ↑lease, ↑right …
28Forfeit — For|feit [ fɔ:fit] das; [s], s <aus engl. forfeit »Geldbuße«, dies aus (alt)fr. forfait, vgl. ↑Forfait> (Kaufmannsspr.) Abstandssumme bei Vertragsrücktritt, Reugeld …
29forfeit — [13] A forfeit was originally a ‘transgression’ or ‘misdemeanour’. The word comes from Old French forfet, a derivative of the verb forfaire or forsfaire ‘commit a crime’. This was a compound formed from fors ‘beyond (what is permitted or legal)’ …
30forfeit — [ fɔ:fɪt] verb (forfeits, forfeiting, forfeited) lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing. ↘lose or give up as a necessary consequence: she forfeited another hour in bed to muck out the horses. noun a… …
