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forfeit English

Meaning forfeit meaning

What does forfeit mean?
Definitions in simple English

forfeit Verb

— If you forfeit a something you have, etc, you lose it because you broke a law or rule. By failing to feed them, they forfeited their right to their children. When he saw that he couldn't win, he forfeited the game.

forfeit Noun

— Forfeit is the thing that you pay or lose because you broke a law or rule.

forfeit

— verb lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime you've forfeited your right to name your successor forfeited property — adjective (= confiscate) surrendered as a penalty — noun the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc — noun 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 — noun something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty

Synonyms forfeit synonyms

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forfeit English » English

forfeiture fine lose confiscate penalty loss amercement waive mulct give up forfeited forego throw overboard sequestrate sequester seize sacrifice pledge forgo would-be waste vanish ticket surrender surety squander one’s money smart money slink sink sequestration seizure seize smuggled goods scarper remunerate push off price perish perempt pecuniary punishment pay the damages pawn manque make off make good lost livery legal transfer leave lack indemnify

Conjugation forfeit conjugation

How do you conjugate forfeit?

forfeit · verb

Examples forfeit examples

How do I use forfeit in a sentence?

Movie subtitles

His possessions are forfeit to the crown.
Which is that you be sentenced to dismissal from United States Army and forfeit all pay and allowances due or to become due subject to approval of the reviewing authority.
Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff will forfeit his entrance fee if he doesn't.
If I should fall at Ashby, horse and armor are forfeit to the victor.
Your cattle's a forfeit to the crown.
We forfeit everything and we end up in a little world of separateness from everyone.
Or all of you will forfeit your lives!
The loser pays a forfeit.
A forfeit.
My forfeit.
What's the price of this forfeit?
Lucky it's your forfeit.
You won't get your forfeit.
And-And it is also your opinion that if I do prove my right to him I may forfeit my right to my daughter?
In any other nation on earth, Uriah's life would be forfeit.
For this, he paid the forfeit of his life.
Then you forfeit. Then the prize is mine.
Forfeit What am I to do with the forfeit I have in my hand?
The captain must be better than his crew What am I to do with the forfeit I have in my hand?
What am I to do with the forfeit I have in my hand?
If even one of your people dies because of what I ask I'll forfeit my own life.
Therefore I say, if you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens you can never regain their respect and esteem.
IT'S, UH. OKAY, YOU FORFEIT, AND I'M REPORTING YOU TO THE GOVERNING BODY.
His possessions are forfeit to the crown. Seize his castle and his lands. Everything he owns.
The first forfeit is yours.
Excuse me, madam, The next forfeit is yours.
But you have to drink the forfeit.
If I should fall at Ashby, horse and armor are forfeit to the victor. These would all be lost.
He throws up, you forfeit everything.
Mine is now forfeit.
Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.
Guaranteein' that the work'd be done on time, or the yoke of oxen would forfeit to me.
Forfeit the bride. I'll forfeit the debt.

News and current affairs

But to be radical is not tantamount to being irrational, and whatever its religious or political color might be, no Saudi state could forfeit its means to hold the reins of power.
Should a country violate the fiscal compact, it would wholly or partly forfeit its reward and be obliged to pay interest on the debt owned by the SPV.
Governments often forfeit control to smaller groups - militias and the like - operating within and across borders.
As before the advent of Gorbachev - indeed, restoring a centuries-old tendency - Russians yet again believe that the people should be willing to forfeit their freedoms for the sake of the greatness of the state, which wins wars and launches Sputniks.
The moment they start to disagree with the Liberal Democrats, they will make themselves look extreme and will forfeit voter sympathies.
Pakistanis must understand that they will forfeit some of those rights if they do not meet their obligation to ensure that their territory is not used to shelter terrorists.
Countries unwilling or unable to prevent terrorist violence emanating from their territory forfeit their right to territorial integrity, and others can declare war on them to pursue the problem at its root.

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