Forfeited

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forfeit \For"feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forfeited}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Forfeiting}.] [OE. forfeten. See {Forfeit}, n.]
     To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense,
     or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be
     deprived of; to alienate the right to possess, by some
     neglect or crime; as, to forfeit an estate by treason; to


     forfeit reputation by a breach of promise; -- with to before
     the one acquiring what is forfeited.
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           [They] had forfeited their property by their crimes.
                                                    --Burke.
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           Undone and forfeited to cares forever!   --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  forfeited
       adj : surrendered as a penalty [syn: {confiscate}, {forfeit}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "forfeited":
     ablated, by the board, consumed, depleted, dissipated, eroded,
     expended, forfeit, gone, irretrievable, long-lost, lost, lost to,
     out the window, shrunken, squandered, used, used up, wasted,
     worn away