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forfeit

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Noun

  1. A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
  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.
  3. Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
  4. Injury; wrong; mischief.

Verb

  1. To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
  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
  3. To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
  4. To fail to keep an obligation.
  5. Of government officials: to legally remove property from its previous owners.

Adjective

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

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