forfeit
verb- forfeit something
to lose something or have something taken away from you because you have done something wrong Topics Crime and punishmentc2(因犯错)丧失,被没收 Oxford Collocations DictionaryForfeit is used with these nouns as the object:- chance
- claim
- deposit
- …
- forfeit something
to lose or give something up as a necessary consequence of something that you have done (因犯错)丧失,被没收
Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting a crime or transgression, hence a fine): from Old French forfet, forfait, past participle of forfaire ‘transgress’, from for- ‘out’ (from Latin foris ‘outside’) + faire ‘do’ (from Latin facere).