forfeit
n. 没收物, 罚金, 丧失 vt. 没收, 丧失 a. 丧失了的
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教材释义与例句
罚金；没收物；丧失的东西
（因犯罪、失职、违约等）丧失（权利、名誉、生命等）
因受罚而丧失的；被没收的
释义与例句
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1.
A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
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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.
可数 不可数He who murders pays the forfeit of his own life.
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3.
Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
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Injury; wrong; mischief.
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1.
To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
He forfeited his last chance of an early release from jail by repeatedly attacking another inmate.
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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
Because only nine players were present, the football team was forced to forfeit the game.
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To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
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To fail to keep an obligation.
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Of government officials: to legally remove property from its previous owners.
法律
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1.
Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English forfait from ca. 1300, from Old French forfait (“crime”), originally the past participle of forfaire (“to transgress”), and Medieval Latin foris factum. During the 15th century, the sense shifted from the crime to the penalty for the crime.
来源：wiktionary