forfeit

A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.countableuncountable

• That he our deadly forfeit should release

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.countableuncountable

• He who murders pays the forfeit of his own life.

Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.countableuncountable

• Country dances and forfeits shortened the rest of the day.

Injury; wrong; mischief.countableobsoleterare

• a. 1789, Barry St. Leger, Siege of Nicopolis to seek arms upon people and country that never did us any forfeit

To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance

• He forfeited his last chance of an early release from jail by repeatedly attacking another inmate.

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

• Because only nine players were present, the football team was forced to forfeit the game.

To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.

To fail to keep an obligation.

• I will have the heart of him if he forfeit.

Of government officials: to legally remove property from its previous owners.

• After the raid on USPV, Plaintiffs filed claims with the FBI seeking return of their seized property. The government did not return the property in response to these claims; instead, it indicated that it was seeking to forfeit the property.

Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.not-comparable

• to tread the forfeit paradise