forfeitnoun/ˈfɔː.fɪt/

• 1

  A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.

  • That he our deadly forfeit should release
• 2

  A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc.

  • He who murders pays the forfeit of his own life.
  • Thy slanders I forgive; and therewithal / Remit thy other forfeits.
• 3

  Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.

  • Country dances and forfeits shortened the rest of the day.
• 4

  obsoleterareInjury; wrong; mischief.

  • a. 1789, Barry St. Leger, Siege of Nicopolis to seek arms upon people and country that never did us any forfeit

forfeitverb/ˈfɔː.fɪt/

• 1

  To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance

  • He forfeited his last chance of an early release from jail by repeatedly attacking another inmate.
• 2

  To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by failing to attend or participate, or by violation of the rules

  • Because only nine players were present, the football team was forced to forfeit the game.
• 3

  To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.

• 4

  To fail to keep an obligation.

  • I will have the heart of him if he forfeit.
• 5

  lawOf government officials: to legally remove property from its previous owners.

  • After the raid on USPV, Plaintiffs filed claims with the FBI seeking return of their seized property. The government did not return the property in response to these claims; instead, it indicated that it was seeking to forfeit the property.

forfeitadj/ˈfɔː.fɪt/

• 1

  Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.

  • to tread the forfeit paradise