Associations to the word «Forfeit»

Wiktionary

FORFEIT, noun. A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
FORFEIT, noun. 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.
FORFEIT, noun. Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
FORFEIT, noun. (obsolete) (rare) Injury; wrong; mischief.
FORFEIT, verb. To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
FORFEIT, verb. 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
FORFEIT, verb. To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
FORFEIT, verb. To fail to keep an obligation.
FORFEIT, adjective. Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.

Dictionary definition

FORFEIT, noun. Something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;.
FORFEIT, 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".
FORFEIT, noun. The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc..
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".
FORFEIT, adjective. Surrendered as a penalty.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats