forfeit
Give up rights
To forfeit something is to lose it or give it up, usually as a penalty or consequence.
A team that fails to show up forfeits the game.
Property may be forfeited to the state upon conviction.
As a noun, a forfeit is the thing surrendered: He paid the forfeit for breaking the rules.
The adjective describes what has been lost this way: The bond was declared forfeit.
Yield under pressure
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- submitPresent for consideration
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
- cedeFormally surrender possession
concede · waive · abandon · give up · hand over · lose · sacrifice · renounce
Punishment for wrongdoing
- disqualificationRemoval from eligibility
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
- defaultPreset standard option
- lossBeing without something
turnover · violation · infraction · technical · unsportsmanlike · foul · red card · suspension
State of lacking necessities
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- lossBeing without something
waiver · abandonment · renunciation · concession · forgoing · yielding · cession · giving up
Sharpened post or share
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- betRisked stake on outcome
- pledgeBinding promise given
- antePre-deal poker payment
pot · deposit · bond · collateral · security · pawn · token · chip
Acceptable in quality
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- confiscationSeizure by authority
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
restitution · damages · fee · levy · assessment · reparation · indemnity · mulct
capitulate
Yield under pressure
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- submitPresent for consideration
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
cede · concede · waive · abandon · give up · hand over · lose · sacrifice · renounce · part with
penalty
Punishment for wrongdoing
- disqualificationRemoval from eligibility
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
- defaultPreset standard option
loss · turnover · violation · infraction · technical · unsportsmanlike · foul · red card · suspension · ban
deprivation
State of lacking necessities
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
loss · waiver · abandonment · renunciation · concession · forgoing · yielding · cession · giving up · handover
stake
Sharpened post or share
ante · pot · deposit · bond · collateral · security · pawn · token · chip · marker
fine
Acceptable in quality
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- confiscationSeizure by authority
seizure · restitution · damages · fee · levy · assessment · reparation · indemnity · mulct · exaction
repercussion
Indirect result of action
ramification · fallout · effect · penalty · price · cost · upshot · corollary · aftereffect · payback
- game mechanicslevels, rules, cooldown, points, health points
- wrestlingbody slam, wrestlers, takedown, pinfall, suplex
- competition verbscompete, rival, contend, challenge, oppose
- contest rulesofficial rules, terms, conditions, restrictions, limitations
- defeatdefeat, beaten, conquered, vanquished, loss
- disciplinary termswarning, suspension, expulsion, detention, fine
forfeitreward
Payment for service
compensation · prize · profit · gain · remuneration
- civil forfeitureGovernment confiscation without criminal charges
- asset forfeitureLegal property seizure
forfeited, forfeiting, forfeiture, forfeits, forfeitures, forfeiter, forfeitable