forfeit
/ˈfɔɹ.fɪt/ noun C1- A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
- A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc. · He who murders pays the forfeit of his own life.
- Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
Plural forfeits
From the library
If you leave, you forfeit your whole position forever.
My father’s opinion of me does me the greatest honour; and I should be miserable to forfeit it.
“I trust that they do not mean that I have done anything to forfeit your confidence?”
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