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Meanings of forfeit in English

Portuguese
perda
Catalan
penyora
Spanish
pérdida

The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

        perda
        Portuguese
        penalidade
        Catalan
        privar-se
        Spanish
        perder

        Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime.

            penalidade

            Surrendered as a penalty.

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                  Usage of forfeit in English
                  1
                  On the practice courts another really zany Team Murray forfeit going on.
                  The Guardian
                  2
                  Eighteen men have paid the forfeit of their lives in the undertaking.
                  How I Found Livingstone / Travels, adventures, and discoveres in...
                  3
                  Let your chosen champions enter the circle or else forfeit the trial.
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                  4
                  Sellers of such shall forfeit the goods and 5 pounds per piece.
                  Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
                  5
                  Our fate hangs upon a hair; the slightest negligence may forfeit all.
                  The Fight for the Republic in China
                  6
                  He'll be forced to forfeit all of those assets if found guilty.
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                  7
                  For the next three nights the paltry rules of society are forfeit.
                  Ruthless
                  8
                  His life would pay the forfeit of the folly of his fellow-stationers.
                  The Frontiersmen
                  9
                  The making or selling of fireworks is forbidden or forfeit 5 pounds.
                  Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
                  10
                  I could not forfeit their lives; they were not mine to forfeit.
                  Second Treatise of Government
                  11
                  In this he was culpable, and paid the forfeit with his life.
                  Elements of Military Art and Science / Or, Course Of Instruction...
                  12
                  Whoever breaks the arch or drops the handkerchief must pay a forfeit.
                  Games for All Occasions
                  13
                  The single payout will forfeit any ongoing spousal support from the baller.
                  Ebony
                  14
                  One of them had lost the first round and must pay forfeit.
                  Kimono
                  15
                  I could not bear to forfeit the newly-won esteem of my comrades.
                  A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories
                  16
                  Once it takes the hook, the fish is forfeit to the fisherman.
                  The Descent
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                  Forfeit across language varieties
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