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What is another word for forfeits?

Pronunciation: [fˈɔːfɪts] (IPA)

There are many synonyms for the word "forfeits" that can be used to convey a similar meaning. Some possible options include penalties, fines, losses, sacrifices, forfeitures, relinquishments, surrenders, and renunciations. Each of these words suggests a sense of giving something up or paying a price for a mistake or failure, whether it is in a sports match, a legal proceeding, or a personal decision. Using synonyms for "forfeits" can help to add variety and nuance to your writing, and can also help to clarify your intended meaning based on the context and tone of your message.
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Usage examples for Forfeits

You do not hang a person without proof from the accused's own actions that he is guilty of the charge which forfeits his life.
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard
They inform the Prince that by her late father's will the Duchess forfeits her rights in the event of marrying a subject.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
The rule is, however, subject to the qualification that any one who is, or becomes, a Catholic is excluded from, and forfeits, the right to the Crown, which then passes to the next heir.
"The Government of England (Vol. I)"
A. Lawrence Lowell

Famous quotes with Forfeits

  • When a man assumes leadership, he forfeits the right to mercy.
    Gennaro Angiulo
  • To copy beauty forfeits all pretense to fame; to copy faults is want of sense.
    Charles Churchill
  • National sovereignty is an obligation as well as an entitlement. A government that will not perform the role of a government forfeits the rights of a government.
    Richard Perle
  • A man's first duty is to his own home, but he is not thereby excused from doing his duty to the State; for if he fails in this second duty it is under the penalty of ceasing to be a freeman. In the same way, while a nation's first duty is within its own borders, it is not thereby absolved from facing its duties in the world as a whole; and if it refuses to do so, it merely forfeits its right to struggle for a place among the peoples that shape the destiny of mankind.
    Theodore Roosevelt
  • Superior people are only those who let it be discovered by others; the need to make it evident forfeits the very virtue they aspire to.
    Sydney J. Harris

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