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forfeit

noun as in something given as sacrifice

verb as in give up something in sacrifice

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AIG is paying him $2.7 million under a “mutual agreement” that he forfeit a coveted role as its heir apparent, according to securities filings.

It’s been a long road back for Hawkins after the program hit rock bottom in 2017 with forfeits, the firing of the coaching staff and an exodus of players.

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No sovereign nation can be asked to forfeit the military forces it deems necessary to defend itself.

The Islamist cadre are too invested in the revolution that he molded to forfeit their inheritance.

The Patriots lost to Narbonne in the semifinals in 2018 and again last season, but the Gauchos forfeited both victories for using ineligible players.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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