Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - forfeit
Forfeit
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n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a penalty for a breach of contract or neglect; a fine. 2 a a trivial fine for a breach of rules in clubs etc. or in games. b (in pl.) a game in which forfeits are exacted. 3 something surrendered as a penalty. 4 the process of forfeiting. 5 Law property or a right or privilege lost as a legal penalty. --adj. lost or surrendered as a penalty. --v.tr. (forfeited, forfeiting) lose the right to, be deprived of, or have to pay as a penalty. Derivatives forfeitable adj. forfeiter n. forfeiture n. Etymology: ME (= crime) f. OF forfet, forfait past part. of forfaire transgress (f. L foris outside) + faire f. L facere do
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I. noun see: forum Date: 14th century something ~ed or subject to being ~ed (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) ; penalty, ~ure especially of civil rights, 3. something deposited (as for making a mistake in a game) and then redeemed on payment of a fine, a game in which ~s are exacted, II. transitive verb Date: 14th century to lose or lose the right to especially by some error, offense, or crime, to subject to confiscation as a ~, ~able adjective ~er noun III. adjective Date: 14th century ~ed or subject to ~ure ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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