Definition of forfait
1. forfeit [ v ] lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime
Used in print:(Legislation on Foreign Relations. Committee on Foreign...)
In_addition to the penalties provided in title 18 , United_States Code , section 1001 , any person guilty of any act , as provided therein , with_respect_to any matter under this Title , shall forfeit all rights under this Title , and , if payment shall have been made or granted , the Commission shall take such action as may be necessary to recover the same .
Whoever , in the United_States or elsewhere , pays or offers to pay , or promises to pay , or receives on_account_of services rendered or to be rendered in connection with any such claim , compensation which , when added to any amount previously paid on_account_of such services , will exceed the amount of fees so determined by the Commission , shall be guilty of a misdemeanor , and , upon conviction thereof , shall be fined not more_than $ 5000 or imprisoned not more_than twelve months , or both , and if any such payment shall have been made or granted , the Commission shall take such action as may be necessary to recover the same , and , in_addition thereto , any such person shall forfeit all rights under this title .
Synonyms give_up forfeit render waive forgo throw_overboard Related Terms claim abandon lapse release2. forfeit [ a ] surrendered as a penalty
Used in print:(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)
Wherefore , as they became forfeit to death , from that [ moment ] they were handed_over to it '' .
Synonyms forfeit forfeited confiscate Related Terms lost3. forfeit [ n ] a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
Examples:
"the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time"
4. forfeit [ n ] something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;
Synonyms forfeiture forfeit Related Terms loss5. forfeit [ n ] the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
Synonyms sacrifice forfeiture forfeit Related Terms act sacrificeSimilar Spelling
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