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ForfeitForfeit 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.]
To seek arms upon people and country that never did
us any forfeit. --Ld. Berners.
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.
Thy slanders I forgive; and therewithal Remit thy
other forfeits. --Shak.
3. Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine; --
whence the game of forfeits.
Country dances and forfeits shortened the rest of
the day. --Goldsmith. ForfeitForfeit For"feit, a. [F. forfait, p. p. of forfaire. See
Forfeit, n.]
Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal
seizure.
Thy wealth being forfeit to the state. --Shak.
To tread the forfeit paradise. --Emerson. Forfeit
Forfeit For"feit, v. i.
1. To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
[Obs.]
2. To fail to keep an obligation. [Obs.]
I will have the heart of him if he forfeit. --Shak.
Forfeit
Forfeit For"feit, p. p. or a.
In the condition of being forfeited; subject to alienation.
--Shak.
Once more I will renew His laps[`e]d powers, though
forfeite. --Milton.
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Forfeit or
forfeiture may
refer to:
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- tie) or a best-of-three
playoff format, a team that
forfeits a game also
loses the
series by
forfeit. In FIBA tournaments, a team will
default if, at any...
- are now rare.
There have been only five
forfeits in
Major League Baseball (MLB)
since 1954; the last
forfeit was in 1995, and
prior to that, 1979. Since...
- The
Forfeit is a 1919
American silent Western film
directed by
Frank Powell and
starring House Peters, Jane
Miller and
William Human.
House Peters as...
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ordered vacated or
forfeited by the
National Collegiate Athletic ****ociation (NCAA) in
college basketball. The list does not
include forfeits imposed by individual...
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Forfeit is a 2007
American mystery thriller film
directed by
Andrew Shea,
starring Billy Burke,
Sherry Stringfield, John
Aylward and
Gregory Itzin. Billy...
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fault means the
server forfeits the serve. This
resets every new
service point attempt. If any
serve is wide, the
server forfeits the serve. If the server...
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Forfeit/Fortune (2008) is the
fifth studio album recorded by the
indie rock band
Crooked Fingers. Eric
Bachmann provides lead vocals, with
Miranda Brown...
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Football Bowl
Subdivision (formerly
Division I-A). The list does not
include forfeits imposed as a
result of NCAA
sanctions or wins from FCS,
Division II, or...
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Forfeit Thee Untrue, also
known as FTU, is a
South African Christian metal band who
formed in 2006.
Remaining a 2-piece band
until late 2011, at which...
