forfeit
Betekenis (Engels)
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- A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
- 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.
- Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
- (obsolete) Injury; wrong; mischief.
Sinonieme
throw overboard
fail in
pay the damages
pecuniary punishment
legal transfer
seize smuggled goods
be lost
squander one’s money
be taken away
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈfɔː.fɪt/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English forfait from ca. 1300, from Old French forfait (“crime”), originally the past participle of forfaire (“to transgress”), and Medieval Latin foris factum. During the 15th century, the sense shifted from the crime to the penalty for the crime.
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