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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Forfeit \For"feit\, n. [OE. forfet crime, penalty, F. forfait crime (LL. forefactum, forifactum), prop. p. p. of forfaire to forfeit, transgress, fr. LL. forifacere, prop., to act beyond; L. foris out of doors, abroad, beyond + facere to do. See {Foreign}, and {Fact}.] 1. Injury; wrong; mischief. [Obs. & R.] [1913 Webster] To seek arms upon people and country that never did us any forfeit. --Ld. Berners. [1913 Webster] 2. A thing forfeit or forfeited; what is or may be taken from one in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, offense, neglect of duty, or breach of contract; hence, a fine; a mulct; a penalty; as, he who murders pays the forfeit of his life. [1913 Webster] Thy slanders I forgive; and therewithal Remit thy other forfeits. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine; -- whence the game of forfeits. [1913 Webster] Country dances and forfeits shortened the rest of the day. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Forfeit \For"feit\, v. i. 1. To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To fail to keep an obligation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I will have the heart of him if he forfeit. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Forfeit \For"feit\, p. p. or a. In the condition of being forfeited; subject to alienation. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Once more I will renew His laps[`e]d powers, though forfeite. --Milton. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Forfeit \For"feit\, a. [F. forfait, p. p. of forfaire. See {Forfeit}, n.] Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure. [1913 Webster] Thy wealth being forfeit to the state. --Shak. [1913 Webster] To tread the forfeit paradise. --Emerson. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Forfeit \For"feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forfeited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forfeiting}.] [OE. forfeten. See {Forfeit}, n.] 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. [1913 Webster] [They] had forfeited their property by their crimes. --Burke. [1913 Webster] Undone and forfeited to cares forever! --Shak. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: forfeit adj 1: surrendered as a penalty [syn: {confiscate}, {forfeit}, {forfeited}] n 1: something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty; [syn: {forfeit}, {forfeiture}] 2: a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time" [syn: {forfeit}, {forfeiture}] 3: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. [syn: {forfeit}, {forfeiture}, {sacrifice}] v 1: lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property" [syn: {forfeit}, {give up}, {throw overboard}, {waive}, {forgo}, {forego}] [ant: {arrogate}, {claim}, {lay claim}]