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Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: forfet, past participle of forfaire 'to do a crime'

forfeit

2 noun
     
forfeit2 [countable]
something that is taken away from you or something that you have to pay, because you have broken a rule or made a mistake
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