Defn: Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal
seizure.
Thy wealth being forfeit to the state. Shak.
To tread the forfeit paradise. Emerson.
FORFEIT
For"feit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forfeited; p. pr. & vb. n. Forfeiting.]
Etym: [OE. forfeten. See Forfeit, n.]
Defn: To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be deprived of; to alienate the right to possess, by some neglect or crime; as, to forfeit an estate by treason; to forfeit reputation by a breach of promise; — with to before the one acquiring what is forfeited. [They] had forfeited their property by their crimes. Burke. Undone and forfeited to cares forever! Shak.
FORFEIT
For"feit, v. i.
1. To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress. [Obs.]
2. To fail to keep an obligation. [Obs.] I will have the heart of him if he forfeit. Shak.
FORFEIT
For"feit, p. p. or a.
Defn: In the condition of being forfeited; subject to alienation.
Shak.
Once more I will renew His lapsèd powers, though forfeite. Milton.
FORFEITABLE
For"feit*a*ble, a.
Defn: Liable to be forfeited; subject to forfeiture. For the future, uses shall be subject to the statutes of mortmain, and forfeitable, like the lands themselves. Blackstone.