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forfeit

UK
/ˈfɔːfɪt/
US
/ˈfɔrfɪt/

Translations

forfeitnoun
forfeits
pl
UK
/ˈfɔːfɪt/
US
/ˈfɔrfɪt/
forfaitDroit, sport ; sanction liée à une absence ou à une infraction.
The team had to pay a forfeit for not showing up to the match.
L’équipe a dû payer un forfait pour ne pas s’être présentée au match.
confiscationSens juridique : bien ou droit perdu à titre de sanction.
His careless actions led to the forfeit of his driving license.
Ses actes imprudents ont entraîné la confiscation de son permis de conduire.
Additional translations
gageJeu ; objet ou privilège perdu comme pénalité.
Synonyms
surrender
relinquishment
sacrifice
loss
penalty
forfeitverb
forfeited
Past Simple
forfeited
Past Participle
forfeiting
Gerund
UK
/ˈfɔː.fɪt/
US
/ˈfɔr.fɪt/
confisquerJuridique ; fait de saisir des biens à titre de sanction.
The government can forfeit assets derived from criminal activity.
L’État peut confisquer des biens issus d’une activité criminelle.
perdreAu sens de subir une privation comme sanction.
He had to forfeit his driver's license after being caught driving under the influence.
Il a dû perdre son permis de conduire après avoir été pris en état d’ivresse au volant.
Synonyms
waive
sacrifice
lose
give up
surrender
relinquish
forfeitadjective
confisquéSurtout juridique.
The court ordered the sale of the forfeit property.
Le tribunal a ordonné la vente du bien confisqué.
Synonyms
forfeited
lost
surrendered
relinquished
abandoned
confiscated
seized
deprived
penalized

Definitions

forfeitnoun
A penalty or fine that is imposed as a result of breaking a rule or law.
The team had to pay a forfeit for not showing up to the match.
Something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty for wrongdoing or neglect.
His careless actions led to the forfeit of his driving license.
An item or privilege that is given up as a consequence of a game or contest.
In the game, the loser had to give up a forfeit, which was a piece of candy.
forfeitverb
To lose or be deprived of something as a penalty for wrongdoing or neglect.
He had to forfeit his driver's license after being caught driving under the influence.
To confiscate or take possession of (property) by legal authority as a penalty.
The government can forfeit assets derived from criminal activity.
forfeitadjective
Lost or surrendered as a penalty for wrongdoing or neglect.
The court ordered the sale of the forfeit property.
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