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forfeit(2)(dictionary)
forfeit(dictionary)
Forfeit - Wrestling(gambling)
forfeit 1, verb(dictionary)
forfeit 2, noun(dictionary)
forfeit 3, adjective(dictionary)

forfeit(2) (iou)



forfeit noun. ME.
[Old French forfet, (also mod.) forfait crime, from pa. pple of for(s)faire transgress (medieval Latin forisfacere), formed as FOR-2 + faire do: in sense 3 also infl. by the verb.]
A transgression, a crime, an offence; wilful injury. Also, breach or violation of. ME-E19.
Something to which the right is lost by the commission of a crime or fault; a penal fine; a penalty for breach of contract or neglect of duty. LME.
The losing of something by way of penalty; = FORFEITURE. LME.
A penalty for a breach of contract, neglect, etc., a fine, esp. a trivial fine for a breach of the rules of a club, game, etc.; an article surrendered as a penalty in a game. E17.