word | forfeit |
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sentence | If you leave, you forfeit your whole position forever. The will is very clear upon that point. |
definition | [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. [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. [adjective] Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure. |
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