forfeit
A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanorA penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
» Tom was declared the winner by forfeit.
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
Strafe
распла́таraspláta, штрафštraf
неусто́йкаneustójka, штрафštraf, пеня́penjá
something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, uncountable)Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
Pfand
(countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable)Injury; wrong; mischief.
a. 1789, Barry St. Leger, Siege of Nicopolis to seek arms upon people and country that never did us any forfeit
Examples
16 sentencesTom was declared the winner by forfeit.
His health was the forfeit of heavy drinking.
She came forth to forfeit her fourth-place medal.
You have forfeited the right to claim to care about freedom.
The team had to forfeit the match due to lack of players.
deDie Mannschaft musste die Partie aus Spielermangel aufgeben. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English forfait from ca. 1300, from Old French forfait (“crime”), originally tFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: forfeitsSynonyms
2 synonyms- the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.:forfeituresacrifice
- a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something:forfeiture
- something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty:forfeiture
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable