<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a fine; penalty.</li><li>an act of forfeiting; forfeiture.</li><li>something to which the right is lost, as for commission of a crime or misdeed, neglect of duty, or violation of a contract.</li><li>an article deposited in a game because of a mistake and redeemable by a fine or penalty.</li><li>forfeits (used with a singular verb): a game in which such articles are taken from the players.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to subject to seizure as a forfeit.</li><li>to lose or become liable to lose, as in consequence of crime, fault, or breach of engagement.</li><li>Synonyms: waive, forgo, relinquish, yield, surrender, mulct.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>lost or subject to loss by forfeiture.</li></ul>