noun

1. something that one loses or has to give up because of some crime, fault, or neglect of duty; specif., a fine or penalty
2. 1. a thing taken away as a penalty for making some mistake in a game, and redeemable by a specified action
   2. any game in which such forfeits are taken
3. the act of forfeiting; forfeiture

Etymology: ME forfet < OFr forfait, pp. of forfaire, to transgress < ML forisfacere, to do wrong, lit., to do beyond < L foris, foras, out-of-doors, beyond (see foreign) + facere (see fact)

adjective

transitive verb