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to forfeit
01
to no longer be able to access a right, property, privilege, etc. as a result of violating a law or a punishment for doing something wrong
Transitive: to forfeit a property or privilege
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
forfeit
3rd person singular
forfeits
Present participle
forfeiting
Past simple
forfeited
Past participle
forfeited
Examples
Individuals who commit fraud may forfeit their assets as part of legal penalties.
Forfeit
01
a penalty imposed for a fault or mistake, usually involving loss or surrender of something
Examples
The fine was a forfeit for speeding.
02
the action of losing or giving up something as a penalty for a mistake or failure
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
forfeits
Examples
Missing the deadline resulted in the forfeit of his eligibility.
forfeit
01
lost or given up as a penalty for wrongdoing, failure, or breach of rules
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most forfeit
Comparative
more forfeit
gradable
Examples
The team's points were forfeit after fielding an ineligible player.
Lexical Tree
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