(redirected from forfeiting)Legal Definition of forfeit (Entry 2 of 3) 1: to lose or lose the right to by some default, failure, or neglect of obligation or duty or by some offense shall forfeit to the United Statesany proceeds which the person obtained, directly or indirectly, from racketeering activity — U.S. An un-played game that is recorded as a forfeit because the team failed to show up for its scheduled game and did not notify the scheduler and the opposing team’s captain at least 2 hours in advance. If a team forfeits more than once there will be additional consequences (see below).
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for·feit
(fôr′fĭt)tr.v.for·feit·ed,
for·feit·ing,
for·feits1. To lose or give up (something) on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement: The other team did not show up in time and so forfeited the game.
n.1. Something that is lost or given up on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement.
2. The act of forfeiting: The team lost the game by forfeit.
3. a. In parlor games, an item placed in escrow and redeemed by paying a fine or performing an appointed task.
b. forfeits A game in which forfeits are demanded.
adj.
[Middle English forfet, crime, penalty, from Old French forfait, past participle of forfaire, to commit a crime, act outside the law : fors-, beyond; see foreclose + faire, to do; see feasible.]
for′feit·er n.
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forfeit
(
ˈfɔːfɪt)
n1. something lost or given up as a penalty for a fault, mistake, etc
2. the act of losing or surrendering something in this manner
3. (Law) law something confiscated as a penalty for an offence, breach of contract, etc
4. (Games, other than specified) (
sometimes plural)
a. a game in which a player has to give up an object, perform a specified action, etc, if he commits a fault
vb5. (tr) to lose or be liable to lose in consequence of a mistake, fault, etc
6. (Law) (
tr)
lawb. to surrender (something exacted as a penalty)
adjsurrendered or liable to be surrendered as a penalty
[C13: from Old French forfet offence, from forfaire to commit a crime, from Medieval Latin foris facere to act outside (what is lawful), from Latin foris outside + facere to do]
ˈforfeitern
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for•feit
(ˈfɔr fɪt) n. 2. an act of forfeiting; forfeiture.
3. something to which the right is lost, as for commission of a crime or violation of a contract.
4. an article deposited in a game because of a mistake and redeemable by a fine or penalty.
5. forfeits, (used with a sing. v.) a game in which such articles are taken.
v.t. 7. to lose or become liable to lose, as in consequence of crime or breach of engagement.
adj. [1250–1300; Middle English forfet < Old French, past participle of forfaire to commit a crime, to lose possession or right through a criminal act < Medieval Latin forīs facere to transgress = Latin foris outside + facere to make, do1]
for′feit•er,n.
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forfeit
Past participle: forfeited
Gerund: forfeiting
Present |
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I forfeit |
you forfeit |
he/she/it forfeits |
we forfeit |
you forfeit |
they forfeit |
Preterite |
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I forfeited |
you forfeited |
he/she/it forfeited |
we forfeited |
you forfeited |
they forfeited |
Present Continuous |
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I am forfeiting |
you are forfeiting |
he/she/it is forfeiting |
we are forfeiting |
you are forfeiting |
they are forfeiting |
Present Perfect |
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I have forfeited |
you have forfeited |
he/she/it has forfeited |
we have forfeited |
you have forfeited |
they have forfeited |
I Forfeited In Spanish
Past Continuous |
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I was forfeiting |
you were forfeiting |
he/she/it was forfeiting |
we were forfeiting |
you were forfeiting |
they were forfeiting |
Past Perfect |
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I had forfeited |
you had forfeited |
he/she/it had forfeited |
we had forfeited |
you had forfeited |
they had forfeited |
Future |
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I will forfeit |
you will forfeit |
he/she/it will forfeit |
we will forfeit |
you will forfeit |
they will forfeit |
Future Perfect |
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I will have forfeited |
you will have forfeited |
he/she/it will have forfeited |
we will have forfeited |
you will have forfeited |
they will have forfeited |
Future Continuous |
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I will be forfeiting |
you will be forfeiting |
he/she/it will be forfeiting |
we will be forfeiting |
you will be forfeiting |
they will be forfeiting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been forfeiting |
you have been forfeiting |
he/she/it has been forfeiting |
we have been forfeiting |
you have been forfeiting |
they have been forfeiting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been forfeiting |
you will have been forfeiting |
he/she/it will have been forfeiting |
we will have been forfeiting |
you will have been forfeiting |
they will have been forfeiting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been forfeiting |
you had been forfeiting |
he/she/it had been forfeiting |
we had been forfeiting |
you had been forfeiting |
they had been forfeiting |
Conditional |
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I would forfeit |
you would forfeit |
he/she/it would forfeit |
we would forfeit |
you would forfeit |
they would forfeit |
Past Conditional |
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I would have forfeited |
you would have forfeited |
he/she/it would have forfeited |
we would have forfeited |
you would have forfeited |
they would have forfeited |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Noun | 1. | forfeit - something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty; loss - something that is lost; 'the car was a total loss'; 'loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt' |
2. | forfeit - a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; 'the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time' penalty - a payment required for not fulfilling a contract |
3. | forfeit - the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen |
Verb | 1. | forfeit - lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; 'you've forfeited your right to name your successor'; 'forfeited property' abandon - forsake, leave behind; 'We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot' arrogate, lay claim, claim - demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; 'He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter'; 'Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident' |
Adj. | 1. | forfeit - surrendered as a penalty lost - not gained or won; 'a lost battle'; 'a lost prize' |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
forfeit
verb1.relinquish, lose, give up, surrender, renounce, be deprived of, say goodbye to, be stripped ofHe was ordered to forfeit more than £1.5m in profits.
noun1.penalty, fine, damages, forfeiture, loss, mulct, amercement(obsolete)That is the forfeit he must pay.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
forfeit
verbTo suffer the loss of:
Idiom: kiss good-by to.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
pokutapropadlýztracenýztratit
elkobzottelveszettelveszít
fyrirgera, missagjald, sekt; sviptirgoldinn, glataîur
baudafantasprarastasprarasti
cezakaybedilmişkaybetmek
forfeit
[ˈfɔːfɪt]B.VT [+ one's rights etc] → perder (Jur) → decomisar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
forfeit
[ˈfɔːrfɪt]vt (= lose) [+ right, benefit] → perdre; [+ one's life, health] → payer de
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
forfeit
vt(fig) one’s life, health, honour, sb’s respect → einbüßen; chance → verpassen; right, place → verlieren
n (esp Jur) → Strafef, → Bußef; (fig) → Einbußef; (in game) → Pfandnt; forfeitssing (game) → Pfänderspielnt; to pay a forfeit (in game) → ein Pfand (ab)geben; his health was the forfeit he paid → er zahlte mit seiner Gesundheit dafür
adjto be forfeit (Jur) → verfallen sein; (fig) → verwirkt sein
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
forfeit
[ˈfɔːfɪt]2.vt (esp Law) (one's right, status) → perdere; (one's happiness, health) → giocarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
forfeit
(
ˈfoːfit)
nounI Forfeit You Meaning
something that must be given up because one has done something wrong, especially in games. If you lose the game you will have to pay a forfeit. vervals تَنازُل، خَسارَه глоба multa pokuta die (Geld)Buße pris ποινή, τίμημαmulta trahv, pant تاوان؛ جریمه rangaistus gageעונש, קנס जुर्माना globa, kazna, gubitak prava zálog denda gjald, sekt; sviptir multa, pegno 罰金 벌금 bauda, fantas zaudējums; ķīla (rotaļā) denda pandbot, mulkt, pantfant, zastaw ديوه كار دكولو يانه كولو په اثر دلاسه ور كول، ضبطول، جريمه كول، تاوان وراړول multa penalizare штраф; фант pokuta globa kazna böter, vite, pris, plikt, pant การถูกปรับ ceza 罰金,沒收物 штраф حرجانہ tiền phạt; vật bị mất 罚金,没收物
verb to lose (something) because one has done something wrong. He forfeited our respect by telling lies. verbeur يَخْسَر، يَفْقِد загубвам perder ztratit verwirken miste χάνωperder minetama از دست دادن menettää perdre לְאַבֵּד खो बैठना proigrati, izgubiti (pravo, povjerenje) elveszít (becsületet) kehilangan fyrirgera, missa perdere 失う 벌로서 잃다 prarasti zaudēt kehilangan verspelenmiste retten til, forspille, bøte medutracić دلاسه ور كول، perder a pierde, a nu se mai bucura de лишаться stratiť zapraviti izgubiti förverka, mista, förlora สูญเสียของจากการถูกปรับ kaybetmek 失去 поплатитися بد عہدی کی وجہ سے ہار جانا bị mất 失去
adjective forfeited. His former rights are forfeit now. verval مَفْقود лишен от confiscado propadlý; ztracený verwirkt mistet; forspildt confiscado, perdido kaotatud سلب شده menetetty confisqué, perduאבוד जब्त izgubljen, proigran elkobzott; elveszett hilang goldinn, glataður confiscato, perduto 失われた 몰수당한 prarastas zaudēts hilang verbeurdmistet, forspilt, tapt, bortdømt skonfiskowany, zawieszony ضبطول confiscado pierdut; confiscat лишённый prepadnutý zapravljen izgubljen förverkad, förlorad ที่ถูกปรับ kaybedilmiş 喪失了的 втрачений ظبط شدہ bị mất; phải trả hay từ bỏ 丧失了的
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IMPORTANT: The items listed on this site are not for sale. For information on the sale of the forfeited assets, please go to www.usmarshals.gov/assets/sales.htm.
Notices of administrative, civil and criminal forfeiture actions have traditionally been published in newspapers. Publication of forfeiture notices are now permitted on a government internet site under 28 CFR Part 8.9, Rule G of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions (part of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure), and/or Rule 32.2(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
This website is managed by the Department of Justice, Asset Forfeiture Management Staff and contains a comprehensive list of pending forfeiture notices for all of the federal agencies shown below.
This website also features information on how to file a claim and/or a petition for the purpose of recovering property. This information, along with links to the online claim and petition forms, can be found by clicking 'Claims' or 'Petitions' above.
Please note that Title 18, United States Code, Section 983(h)(1), permits a court to impose a civil fine on anyone asserting an interest in property which the court determines was frivolous.
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