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forfeitable
for·feit F0260200 (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.
[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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