- forfeiter
- for·feit·er
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forfeiter
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Forfeiter — For feit*er, n. One who incurs a penalty of forfeiture. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forfeiter — forfeit ► VERB (forfeited, forfeiting) 1) lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing. 2) lose or give up as a necessary consequence. ► NOUN 1) a fine or penalty for wrongdoing. 2) Law a forfeited right,… … English terms dictionary
forfeiter — noun see forfeit II … New Collegiate Dictionary
forfeiter — See forfeitable. * * * … Universalium
forfeiter — n. person who receives a penalty of forfeiture … English contemporary dictionary
forfeiter — fə̇d.ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English forfaitour, forfetour, from Middle French forfaiteur, forfetour, from forfait, forfet + eur or : one that forfeits … Useful english dictionary
forfeit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English forfait, from Anglo French, from past participle of forfaire, forsfaire to commit a crime, forfeit, from fors outside (from Latin foris) + faire to do, from Latin facere more at forum, do Date: 14th century 1.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Avishai Raviv — was a member of Israel s Shin Bet or Shabak, Israel s Secret Police whose mission was to monitor the activities of right wing extremists. To attain insider information, Raviv struck up a friendship with Yigal Amir, a religious law student from… … Wikipedia
forfeit — forfeitable, adj. forfeiter, n. /fawr fit/, n. 1. a fine; penalty. 2. an act of forfeiting; forfeiture. 3. something to which the right is lost, as for commission of a crime or misdeed, neglect of duty, or violation of a contract. 4. an article… … Universalium
loser — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sufferer, defeated, vanquished, runner up, deprived, worsted, bereaved, forfeiter, incurrer, dispossessed, destroyed, ruined, wrecked, undone, overthrown, underdog, disadvantaged, underprivileged, fallen, bereft, denuded,… … English dictionary for students
