Nonforfeitable


[fawr-fit] /ˈfɔr fɪt/

noun
1.
a fine; penalty.
2.
an act of forfeiting; .
3.
something to which the right is lost, as for commission of a crime or misdeed, neglect of duty, 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 singular verb) a game in which such articles are taken from the players.
verb (used with object)
6.
to subject to seizure as a forfeit.
7.
to lose or become liable to lose, as in consequence of crime, fault, or breach of engagement.
adjective
8.
lost or subject to loss by .
/ˈfɔːfɪt/
noun
1.
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) something confiscated as a penalty for an offence, breach of contract, etc
4.
(sometimes pl)

verb
5.
(transitive) to lose or be liable to lose in consequence of a mistake, fault, etc
6.
(transitive) (law)

adjective
7.
surrendered or liable to be surrendered as a penalty
n.

c.1300, “misdeed,” from Old French forfait “crime, punishable offense” (12c.), originally past participle of forfaire “transgress,” from for- “outside, beyond” (from Latin foris; see foreign) + faire “to do” (from Latin facere; see factitious). Translating Medieval Latin foris factum. Sense shifted mid-15c. from the crime to the penalty: “something to which the right is lost through a misdeed.” As an adjective from late 14c., from Old French forfait.
v.

c.1300, “to lose by misconduct;” see forfeit (n.). Related: Forfeited; forfeiting.

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