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forfeit

1. for.feit \'fo.r-f*t\ n [ME forfait, fr. MF, fr. pp. of forfaire to 
   commit a crime, forfeit], prob. fr. fors outside (fr. L foris) + faire to 
   do, fr. L facere - more at FORUM, DO 1a: something forfeited  1b: PENALTY  
   2: FORFEITURE  3a: something deposited and then redeemed on payment of a 
   fine  pl  3b: a game in which forfeits are exacted 
2. forfeit \-*-b*l\ vt 1: to lose or lose the right to by some error, 
   offense, or crime  2: to subject to confiscation as a forfeit  - 
   for.feit.able aj
3. forfeit aj : forfeited or subject to forfeiture