forfeit a right

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• right — / rīt/ n [Old English riht, from riht righteous] 1 a: qualities (as adherence to duty or obedience to lawful authority) that together constitute the ideal of moral propriety or merit moral approval b: something that is morally just able to… …   Law dictionary

• Right — Right, n. [AS. right. See {Right}, a.] 1. That which is right or correct. Specifically: (a) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, the opposite of moral wrong. (b) A true… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• forfeit — for·feit 1 / fȯr fət/ n [Anglo French, from Middle French forfait, past participle of forfaire to commit a crime, from fors outside + faire to do]: something forfeited or subject to being forfeited forfeit 2 vt 1: to lose or lose the right to by …   Law dictionary

• forfeit — for‧feit [ˈfɔːft ǁ ˈfɔːr ] verb [transitive] 1. LAW to lose property or the legal right to something because you have broken the law: • The company will forfeit all its assets to the federal government. 2. to lose rights, benefits etc: • State… …   Financial and business terms

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Forfeit — For feit, n. [OE. forfet crime, penalty, F. forfait crime (LL. forefactum, forifactum), prop. p. p. of forfaire to forfeit, transgress, fr. LL. forifacere, prop., to act beyond; L. foris out of doors, abroad, beyond + facere to do. See {Foreign} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• forfeit — ► VERB (forfeited, forfeiting) 1) lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing. 2) lose or give up as a necessary consequence. ► NOUN 1) a fine or penalty for wrongdoing. 2) Law a forfeited right,… …   English terms dictionary

• forfeit — for|feit1 [ˈfo:fıt US ˈfo:r ] v [T] to lose a right, position, possession etc or have it taken away from you because you have broken a law or rule ▪ By being absent from the trial, he forfeited the right to appeal. ▪ She was fined £3,000 and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• forfeit — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)fɪt[/t]] forfeits, forfeiting, forfeited 1) VERB If you forfeit something, you lose it or are forced to give it up because you have broken a rule or done something wrong. [V n] He was ordered to forfeit more than ₤1.5m in profits... [V …   English dictionary

• forfeit — I UK [ˈfɔː(r)fɪt] / US [ˈfɔrfɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms forfeit : present tense I/you/we/they forfeit he/she/it forfeits present participle forfeiting past tense forfeited past participle forfeited 1) to be forced to give up a right, a… …   English dictionary

• forfeit — for|feit1 [ fɔrfıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to be forced to give up a right, a benefit, or something you own, because you have broken a rule or law: If they moved away, they would forfeit all rights to their land. It is the first time she has… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English