forfeiter
One who surrenders
A forfeiter is someone who forfeits something—loses a right, property, or privilege as a penalty or consequence.
The word appears most often in legal and financial contexts: The forfeiter of the bond lost their entire deposit.
Less commonly, it describes anyone who gives something up, whether by rule violation or voluntary surrender.
Seizure by authority
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- repossessionCreditor seizing collateral
- breachBreaking of agreement
- defaultPreset standard option
lien · judgment · collateral · noncompliance · litigation · settlement · dispossession · expropriation
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- defaultPreset standard option
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- receivershipCourt-ordered asset management
arrears · indebtedness · deficit · shortfall · loss · ruin · collapse · failure
Removal from eligibility
- defaultPreset standard option
- walkoverUncontested or effortless victory
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- scratchedMade shallow marks
ineligible · no-show · abandonment · bye · dropout · pullout · scratch · concession
Formal giving up
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
- yieldingBending under pressure
- abdicationFormal surrender of power
concession · handover · ceding · waiver · abandonment · acquiescence · submission · resignation
Acceptable in quality
- damagesCompensation for injury
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
assessment · levy · fee · mulct · exaction · imposition · charge · indemnity
confiscation
Seizure by authority
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- repossessionCreditor seizing collateral
- breachBreaking of agreement
default · lien · judgment · collateral · noncompliance · litigation · settlement · dispossession · expropriation · garnishment
bankruptcy
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- defaultPreset standard option
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
receivership · arrears · indebtedness · deficit · shortfall · loss · ruin · collapse · failure · impoverishment
disqualification
Removal from eligibility
- defaultPreset standard option
- walkoverUncontested or effortless victory
- withdrawalAct of taking away
scratched · ineligible · no-show · abandonment · bye · dropout · pullout · scratch · concession · nonappearance
relinquishment
Formal giving up
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
- yieldingBending under pressure
abdication · concession · handover · ceding · waiver · abandonment · acquiescence · submission · resignation · defeat
fine
Acceptable in quality
- damagesCompensation for injury
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- compensationPayment for services rendered
sanction · assessment · levy · fee · mulct · exaction · imposition · charge · indemnity · reparation
forfeiterwinner
One who prevails
victor · conqueror · champion · finisher · competitor
forfeiterretainer
Upfront professional fee
keeper · claimant · holder · beneficiary · recipient
forfeiterfighter
One who engages in combat
competitor · contender · perseverer · striver · finisher
- civil forfeitureGovernment confiscation without criminal charges
- asset forfeitureLegal property seizure
forfeit, forfeited, forfeiting, forfeiture, forfeits, forfeitable