forfeit
nounEtymology
From Middle English forfait from ca. 1300, from Old French forfait (“crime”), originally the past participle of forfaire (“to transgress”), and Medieval Latin foris factum. During the 15th century, the sense shifted from the crime to the penalty for the crime.
- derived from foris factum
- derived from forfait
- inherited from forfait
Definitions
A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
- That he our deadly forfeit should release
A thing forfeited
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.
Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
- Country dances and forfeits shortened the rest of the day.
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Injury
Injury; wrong; mischief.
- a. 1789, Barry St. Leger, Siege of Nicopolis to seek arms upon people and country that never did us any forfeit
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.
To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by…
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.
To be guilty of a misdeed
To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
To fail to keep an obligation.
- I will have the heart of him if he forfeit.
Of government officials
Of government officials: to legally remove property from its previous owners.
Lost or alienated for an offense or crime
Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.
- to tread the forfeit paradise
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at forfeit. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at forfeit. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at forfeit
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA