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forfeit

[fawr-fit] / ˈfɔr fɪt /




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Judges are expected to behave with decorum while on the bench, but the profession doesn’t demand that they forfeit free-speech rights in retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

However, the unpredictability of his career does mean that he has to forfeit income to stay at home.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

A team that causes a match to be abandoned will, in principle, forfeit the match.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Her order posed the question Heppner never asked: Does anyone with a Google account forfeit all rights to confidentiality?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The timing of this demand seems to place in doubt the motives for your federation's not insisting at first for a forfeit on the first game.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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