as in penalties
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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Recent Examples of forfeits
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The withdrawal of a competitor from a round-robin tournament often results in forfeits for their remaining opponents, which could dramatically and unintentionally change the outcome of the Gold League.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
The forfeits have made the Stallions scorned in the Bravo League and in much of south Orange County.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 5 Nov. 2025
Dixon has canceled its JV and varsity games for this upcoming Friday against Casa Roble of Orangevale, resulting in forfeits.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
High school football teams across the Bay Area are scrambling to find new opponents after a pair of forfeits in nonleague contests.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
What followed was a series of forfeits by opposing teams.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The withdrawal of a competitor from a round-robin tournament often results in forfeits for their remaining opponents, which could dramatically and unintentionally change the outcome of the Gold League.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
The forfeits have made the Stallions scorned in the Bravo League and in much of south Orange County.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 5 Nov. 2025
Dixon has canceled its JV and varsity games for this upcoming Friday against Casa Roble of Orangevale, resulting in forfeits.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
High school football teams across the Bay Area are scrambling to find new opponents after a pair of forfeits in nonleague contests.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeits
Noun
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Special teams were the order of the day, with both teams whistled for seven penalties in the 60-plus minutes.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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Miami's special teams got a lot of production from returner Malik Washington, but had numerous penalties and breakdowns in coverage, including a costly roughing the punter call against Buffalo in Week 3.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That has to take place, unless the defense waives it, before he can be arraigned.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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On these days, access to federal lands like National Parks, Forests and Wildlife Refuges waives entrance fees.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The startup gains apparent capability but loses operational confidence.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Friends question her sanity and stability, and Helen loses herself further inside her mounting grief.—
Adam Graham,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The morality police patrol streets and other public areas looking for violators, who face arrest, fines, beatings, or detention.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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Equifax paid fines and settlements, but its stock soon bounced back, and business marched on.—
Raj Ananthanpillai,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The 32-nation military organization is bound together by a mutual defense clause, Article 5 of NATO’s founding Washington treaty, which commits every country to come to the defense of an ally whose territory is under threat.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Kaneland 20-0 (1) Connor Kimme, who commits to NCAA Division III Concordia Wisconsin, keeps Knights rolling.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Court records indicate the case went to trial in 2017 and the jury found that while Page was negligent, that negligence was not the cause of damages suffered by Miller.—
Clark Kauffman,
Des Moines Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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Texas Business Courts were created in 2024 to take on complex business litigation in cases seeking more than $5 million in damages.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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The federal Victims of Crime Act fund, or VOCA, is funded by fines, penalties and bond forfeitures from convictions in federal cases.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The men were ordered to pay a total of $4,571,800 in restitution to the Michigan Department of Transportation, along with forfeitures totaling $4,073,200, the district attorney's office said.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
21 Nov. 2025
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“Forfeits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeits. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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