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index lapse (cease)

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  • forfeit — for·feit 1 / fȯr fət/ n [Anglo French, from Middle French forfait, past participle of forfaire to commit a crime, from fors outside + faire to do]: something forfeited or subject to being forfeited forfeit 2 vt 1: to lose or lose the right to by …   Law dictionary

  • Forfeit (baseball) — In rare cases, baseball games are forfeited, and the score is recorded with the forfeiting team scoring no runs; their opponents are credited with the same number of runs as innings scheduled. Thus, a forfeited professional baseball game score… …   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

  • forfeit — for•feit [[t]ˈfɔr fɪt[/t]] 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 violation of a contract 4) gam an article deposited in a game because of a mistake and… …   From formal English to slang

  • forfeit — /ˈfɔfət / (say fawfuht) noun 1. a fine; a penalty. 2. the act of forfeiting; forfeiture. 3. something to which the right is lost by the commission of a crime or misdeed, the neglect of a duty, a breach of contract, etc. 4. an article deposited in …  

  • forfeit — /forfat/ To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; or to subject, as property, to forfeiture or confiscation. To lose, in consequence of breach of contract, neglect of duty, or offense, some right, privilege, or… …   Black's law dictionary

  • forfeit — /forfat/ To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; or to subject, as property, to forfeiture or confiscation. To lose, in consequence of breach of contract, neglect of duty, or offense, some right, privilege, or… …   Black's law dictionary

  • The Merchant of Venice — This article is about Shakespeare s play. For other uses, see The Merchant of Venice (disambiguation). The Merchant of Venice Title page of the first quarto of Merchant of Venice (1600) …   Wikipedia

  • lapse — 1 / laps/ n: a termination or failure due to events, neglect, or time: as a: the failure of a bequest (as because the intended recipient dies before the testator) compare anti lapse statute b: the termination of an insurance policy because of… …   Law dictionary

  • lapse — [laps] n. [L lapsus, a fall: see LAP1] 1. a slip of the tongue, pen, or memory; small error; fault 2. a) a falling away from a moral standard; moral slip b) a falling or slipping into a lower or worse condition, esp. for a short time 3 …   English World dictionary

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