I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
right
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They had not only forfeited the right to a political vote.
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Because of his absence from the trial he forfeited all rights to appeal.
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Unfortunately, on becoming a bishop you forfeit your right to that particular principle.
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Whatever may have happened, it was treated as an act of war and in these circumstances the perpetrators forfeited all rights .
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Those who did not sign would forfeit some legal rights .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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If a team does not show up with enough players, they forfeit the game.
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Pregnant teenage girls will have to live with their parents or forfeit their benefits.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And once it has forfeited the power to act, the organization becomes both reactive and reactionary.
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Before the departure for Paris, Mrs Maugham fortunately forfeited her position by various gratuitous and irrelevant remarks about the expense.
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Bidders are now required to post six-figure performance bonds, to be forfeited upon failure.
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In hospital, however, the patient usually forfeits this responsibility and becomes dependent on nursing, medical and pharmaceutical staff.
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The illusion of mastery would prove difficult to forfeit , however, and would plague them throughout the first year.
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The same rule applies to athletes who forfeit their scholarships entirely.
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The tribunal concluded that he should be dismissed and banned for three years from public office, forfeiting his seat in parliament.
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They had not only forfeited the right to a political vote.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The Dorsey High football team was declared the winner by forfeit .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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If the plate falls the player must pay a forfeit .
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It was vital here to pay proper attention to every step, or the river would claim forfeit .
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Thereafter, with both players short of time and in some danger of losing by time forfeit , Kasparov counter-attacked.
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They insist that the forfeit of self-esteem must be paid.