English to English
forfeit
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adjective (a)
- Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty(noun.possession)source: wordnet30
- a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something(noun.possession)Example:
The contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time.
source: wordnet30 - the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- Injury; wrong; mischief.(noun)source: webster1913
preposition (pre)
- In the condition of being forfeited; subject to alienation.(preposition)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
verb (v)
- To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be deprived of; to alienate the right to possess, by some neglect or crime; as, to forfeit an estate by treason; to forfeit reputation by a breach of promise; -- with to before the one acquiring what is forfeited.(verb)source: webster1913
- To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.(verb)source: webster1913