"forfeit" as noun
1 - A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
2 - 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.
3 - Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
"forfeit" as verb
1 - To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
2 - To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by failing to attend or participate, or by violation of the rules
3 - To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
"forfeit" as adjective
1 - Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.
