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unforfeitable

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for⋅feit

  [fawr-fit]
Use unforfeitable in a Sentence
–noun
1. a fine; penalty.
2. an act of forfeiting; forfeiture.
3. something to which the right is lost, as for commission of a crime or misdeed, neglect of duty, or violation of a contract.
4. an article deposited in a game because of a mistake and redeemable by a fine or penalty.
5. forfeits, (used with a singular verb) a game in which such articles are taken from the players.
–verb (used with object)
6. to subject to seizure as a forfeit.
7. to lose or become liable to lose, as in consequence of crime, fault, or breach of engagement.
–adjective
8. lost or subject to loss by forfeiture.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME forfet < OF (ptp. of forfaire to commit crime, to lose possession or right through a criminal act) < ML forīs factum penalty, ptp. of forīs facere to transgress, equiv. to L forīs outside, wrongly + facere to make, do

Related forms:
for⋅feit⋅a⋅ble, adjective
for⋅feit⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
7. surrender, yield, relinquish, forgo, waive.
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Main Entry: forfeit
Function: adjective
: forfeited or subject to forfeiture
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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