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   forfeit

   /ˈfɔːfɪt/

   verb

   • 1. lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing: "those unable to meet their taxes were liable to forfeit their estates"
   • ▪ lose or give up (something) as a necessary consequence of something else: "she didn't mind forfeiting an hour in bed to muck out the horses"

   noun

   • 1. a fine or penalty for wrongdoing: "the loser must pay a forfeit"
   • ▪ an item of property or a right or privilege lost as a legal penalty.
   • ▪ a game in which trivial penalties are exacted for minor misdemeanours.
   • ▪ the action of forfeiting something.

   adjective

   • 1. lost or surrendered as a penalty for wrongdoing: "his possessions were declared forfeit"

   Word Origin Middle English (originally denoting a crime or transgression, hence a fine): from Old French forfet, forfait, past participle of forfaire ‘transgress’, from for- ‘out’ (from Latin foris ‘outside’) + faire ‘do’ (from Latin facere).

   Derivatives

   • 1. forfeitable adjective
   • 2. forfeiter noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • O

     1

   • R

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   • F

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   • E

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   • I

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   • T

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