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View definitions for forfeit

forfeit

noun as in something given as sacrifice

verb as in give up something in sacrifice

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It was not clear in the indictment what Puente and Marquez are accused of using those funds for, but if convicted the pair will be asked to forfeit all property bought with the stolen money.

Narbonne High, the football team that hasn’t played since Sept. 27 because four coaches in the Marine League decided to forfeit games against the Gauchos, has been awarded the No. 1 seed for the City Section Open Division playoffs that begin on Nov. 15.

The Telegraph alleges players were warned in August that they would forfeit their places at WXV2 in South Africa and next year’s Rugby World Cup if they did not sign, and followed it up with a three-hour deadline.

From BBC

The team was fined $5 million and forced to forfeit their first- and second-round picks for the 2020 and 2021 drafts.

There were no facilities provided for the tens of thousands of people standing in the street, no bathrooms and no place to get water except for a few restaurants on that block of 32nd street and stepping inside any of them would require you to forfeit your place in line.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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