A forfeit is something that you have to give up because you have done something wrong. That is the forfeit he must pay. = penalty. to lose a right, position, possession etc or have it taken away from you because you have broken a law or rule. something that is taken away from you or something that you have to pay, because you have broken a rule or made a mistake
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
If you forfeit something, you lose it or are forced to give it up because you have broken a rule or done something wrong. He was ordered to forfeit more than £1.5m in profits He argues that murderers forfeit their own right to life
A thing forfeit or forfeited; what is or may be taken from one in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, offense, neglect of duty, or breach of contract; hence, a fine; a mulct; a penalty; as, he who murders pays the forfeit of his life
when a team fails to comply with the rules, or decides not to complete a game for any reason, or fails to appear The referee may declare the game a forfeit and the score will be recorded 5-0