forfeit has definitions from the field of business
1
[ verb ] lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

Used in print

(Legislation on Foreign Relations. Committee on Foreign...)

In_addition to the penalties provided in title 18 , United_States Code , section 1001 , any person guilty of any act , as provided therein , with_respect_to any matter under this Title , shall forfeit all rights under this Title , and , if payment shall have been made or granted , the Commission shall take such action as may be necessary to recover the same .

Whoever , in the United_States or elsewhere , pays or offers to pay , or promises to pay , or receives on_account_of services rendered or to be rendered in connection with any such claim , compensation which , when added to any amount previously paid on_account_of such services , will exceed the amount of fees so determined by the Commission , shall be guilty of a misdemeanor , and , upon conviction thereof , shall be fined not more_than $ 5000 or imprisoned not more_than twelve months , or both , and if any such payment shall have been made or granted , the Commission shall take such action as may be necessary to recover the same , and , in_addition thereto , any such person shall forfeit all rights under this title .

Related terms

claim abandon lapse release

2
[ adjective ] surrendered as a penalty

Used in print

(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)

Wherefore , as they became forfeit to death , from that [ moment ] they were handed_over to it '' .

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lost

3
[ noun ] (business) a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something

Synonyms

forfeiture

Examples

"the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time"

Related terms

penalty

4
[ noun ] something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;

Synonyms

forfeiture

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loss

5
[ noun ] the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

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act sacrifice

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