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Definitions for Forfeit

[1] a fine; penalty.
[2] an act of forfeiting; forfeiture.
[3] something to which the right is lost, as for commission of a crime or misdeed, neglect of duty, or violation of a contract.
[4] an article deposited in a game because of a mistake and redeemable by a fine or penalty.
[5] forfeits, (used with a singular verb ) a game in which such articles are taken from the players.
[6] to subject to seizure as a forfeit.
[7] to lose or become liable to lose, as in consequence of crime, fault, or breach of engagement.
[8] lost or subject to loss by forfeiture.
[9] something lost or given up as a penalty for a fault, mistake, etc
[10] the act of losing or surrendering something in this manner
[11] law something confiscated as a penalty for an offence, breach of contract, etc
[12] (sometimes plural) a game in which a player has to give up an object, perform a specified action, etc, if he commits a fault an object so given up
[13] (tr) to lose or be liable to lose in consequence of a mistake, fault, etc
[14] (tr) law to confiscate as punishment to surrender (something exacted as a penalty)
[15] surrendered or liable to be surrendered as a penalty

Words related to Forfeit

relinquish, abandon, surrender, renounce, lose, loss, penalty, cost, relinquishment, mulct, fine, damages, sacrifice, drop

Words nearby Forfeit

foreworn, forex, foreyard, forfaiting, forfar, forfeit, forfeiture, forfend, forfex, forficate, forfochen

Origin of Forfeit

1250–1300; Middle English forfet < Old French (past participle of forfaire to commit crime, to lose possession or right through a criminal act) < Medieval Latin forīs factum penalty, past participle of forīs facere to transgress, equivalent to Latin forīs outside, wrongly + facere to make, do

Other words from Forfeit

for·feit·a·ble , adjective
for·feit·er , noun
non·for·feit·a·ble , adjective
non·for·feit·ing , adjective
re·for·feit , verb (used with object)
un·for·feit·a·ble , adjective
un·for·feit·ed , adjective
un·for·feit·ing , adjective

Word origin for Forfeit

C13: from Old French forfet offence, from forfaire to commit a crime, from Medieval Latin foris facere to act outside (what is lawful), from Latin foris outside + facere to do

Synonyms for Forfeit

cost, damages, fine, loss, mulct, penalty, relinquishment