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as in penalty
a sum of money to be paid as a punishment the forfeit for each baseball player involved in the brawl was $5,000

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verb

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Recent Examples of forfeit
Noun
Los Osos High School forfeited a tournament game against Jurupa Valley on Saturday, while Patriot High School forfeited its Monday varsity match, marking its second forfeit to JVHS this season. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025 The board urges the alliance to request the necessary funding to support improved transportation within IPS boundaries and asks that all schools participate in a centralized system or forfeit a portion of their operations funding to support this centralized service. Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
Their game against Bishop Montgomery was canceled, a Bishop Montgomery forfeit. Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025 Along with the forfeits of the two victories in which Coan played (he was injured much of the season), the running back was ordered to sit out the first five games of the 1961 season. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forfeit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeit
Noun
  • Several years ago, Hamilton County, which avidly pursued death penalty cases for decades, had a larger death row population per capita than the home counties of Los Angeles or Miami.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Officials flagged Raiders left tackle Stone Forsythe for an unnecessary roughness penalty on the play.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The front office has explored potential additions through two-way contracts, which would require waiving one of their current two-way players — PJ Hall, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, or Javon Small.
    Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Young closed last season on a two-way contract with the Bulls before being waived by Chicago in mid-July.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Max Muncy had just hurt his knee and would be out for a month, a 9-14 stretch when the team lost the bulk of what had been a nine-game division lead.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Debate rages on in Pennsylvania as to whether the Eagles offense is too predictable, or simply ineffective after the Eagles lost their second straight game last week, an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Giants on Thursday Night Football.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The highest fines were handed to Tennessee Titans cornerback La'Jarius Sneed, who has to pay up $23,186 for unnecessary roughness (use of a helmet), and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen for a necessary roughness (blow to the head/neck).
    Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Participants receive a free one-way flight, a $1,000 stipend and forgiveness of prior fines for failure to depart.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To date, Jones has not paid any monetary damages to the Sandy Hook families.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Dixon is seeking $260 million in damages from Perry and his production company, Tyler Perry Studios.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Prosecutors in Michél’s case are seeking decades in prison for the Fugees rapper as well as a $64 million forfeiture, while the defense has asked for a 36-month sentence.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Continue reading … CRYPTO CRACKDOWN – DOJ seizes record $15 billion in Bitcoin in largest US forfeiture ever.
    , FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Forfeit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeit. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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