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forfeit englanniksi
A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
{{quote-text|en|year=1629|author=John Milton|title=On the Morning of Christ's Nativity
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.
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(RQ:Shakespeare Measure)
Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
(RQ:Goldsmith Vicar)
Injury; wrong; mischief.
a. 1789, (w), ''Siege of Nicopolis''
- to seek arms upon people and country that never did us any forfeit
To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
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
To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
To fail to keep an obligation.
(RQ:Shakespeare Merchant of Venice)
Of government officials: to legally remove property from its previous owners.
(quote-book)
Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.
{{quote-text|en|year=1867|author=Ralph Waldo Emerson|title=May-Day