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How to pronounce “forfeit”
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Pronunciation guide for forfeit
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of forfeit with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The injustice of "policing for profit" -- and how to end it
It's called "civil forfeiture."
- Definition summary
- A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
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How to pronounce forfeit
The injustice of "policing for profit" -- and how to end it
It's called "civil forfeiture."
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “forfeit”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- 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, rare) Injury; wrong; mischief.
- [Verb]
- To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
- To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by failing to attend or participate, or by violation of the rules
- To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
- To fail to keep an obligation.
- (law) Of government officials: to legally remove property from its previous owners.
- [Adjective]
- Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.
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