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Verb: forfeit forfit- Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offence, or crime
"you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property" - give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego Adjective: forfeit forfit- Surrendered as a penalty
- confiscate, forfeited Noun: forfeit forfit- Something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;
- forfeiture - 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 - The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
- forfeiture, sacrifice
Derived forms: forfeiting, forfeited, forfeits See also: lost Type of: abandon, act, deed, human action, human activity, loss, penalty Antonym: claim Encyclopedia: Forfeit |