forfeiteth

Verb

forfeit (third-person singular simple present forfeits, present participle forfeiting, simple past and past participle forfeited or (rare) forfeit)

1. To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
   • He forfeited his last chance of an early release from jail by repeatedly attacking another inmate.
2. To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by failing to attend or participate, or by violation of the rules
   • Because only nine players were present, the football team was forced to forfeit the game.

   Synonyms:

   capitulate, surrender, disqualify, forgo, withgo

3. To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
4. To fail to keep an obligation.
   • I will have the heart of him if he forfeit.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
5. Of government officials: to legally remove property from its previous owners.
   • After the raid on USPV, Plaintiffs filed claims with the FBI seeking return of their seized property. The government did not return the property in response to these claims; instead, it indicated that it was seeking to forfeit the property.2024 January 23, Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr., Snitko v. United States, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2024

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