Forfeit



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 丧失, 被罚没收; n. 丧失物
• ［英］ v. 丧失, 被罚没收 ( to lose, give up, or be deprived of) ; n. 丧失物 ( something one loses) ;
• ［记］ for ( 出去) +feit ( =fect做) -> 做出去 -> 丧失
• ［同］ adj. forfeitable; n. forfeiter

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English forfait, from Anglo-French, from past participle of forfaire, forsfaire to commit a crime, forfeit, from fors outside (from Latin foris) + faire to do, from Latin facere — more at forum, do
• Date: 14th century
• 1. something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) ; penalty
• 2. forfeiture especially of civil rights
• 3.
  • a. something deposited (as for making a mistake in a game) and then redeemed on payment of a fine
  • b. plural a game in which forfeits are exacted

II. transitive verb

• Date: 14th century
• 1. to lose or lose the right to especially by some error, offense, or crime
• 2. to subject to confiscation as a forfeit; also abandon, give up
• ? forfeitable adjective
• ? forfeiter noun

III. adjective

• Date: 14th century
• forfeited or subject to forfeiture

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