forfeited

American  

[fawr-fit-id] / ˈfɔr fɪt ɪd /

adjective

1. given up, especially as a penalty or as a consequence of crime or fault.

   The forfeited lands follow a line from Forest Grove to Astoria.

   The forfeited shares are deemed to be owned by the company from the date agreed by the directors.

2. Sports. (of a game or match) declared a loss as a result of noncompliance with the rules.

   The score of a forfeited game shall be recorded as 9-0.

   Goals will not be awarded to any of the players on the winning team of a forfeited match.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of forfeit.

Other Word Forms

• unforfeited
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of forfeited

forfeit ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

In response to questions about seizures, the police department directed The Post to a general order signed by Lanier called “Handling and Accounting for Seized and Forfeited Property.”

From Washington Post

Steele, who was a violent writer on the Whig side, held various public offices, such as Commissioner of Stamps and Commissioner for Forfeited Estates, and sat in Parliament.

From Brief History of English and American Literature by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)

Hence the establishment by the Trustees of the Forfeited Estate Funds of "The Academy of Fine Art."

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel

Case of the Forfeited Estates, in a letter to a certain noble Lord.

From Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. by Thomson, Mrs.

Forfeited bail was payable to the inquisitor, sometimes directly, and sometimes through the hands of the bishops, and was to be used for the expenses of the Inquisition.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles

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