as in penalties
a sum of money to be paid as a punishment
the forfeit for each baseball player involved in the brawl was $5,000
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Recent Examples of forfeits
Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Resistance to trans athlete participation is believed to have prompted other volleyball forfeits at the varsity level across the state dating back to last year.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Jurupa Valley previously saw three forfeits in one weekend at the Freeway Games tournament, as Aquinas High School, San Dimas High School, and Yucaipa High School all refused to play Jurupa Valley.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
High school football teams across the Bay Area are scrambling to find new opponents after a pair of forfeits in nonleague contests.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Along with the forfeits of the two victories in which Coan played (he was injured much of the season), the running back was ordered to sit out the first five games of the 1961 season.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
Dixon has canceled its JV and varsity games for this upcoming Friday against Casa Roble of Orangevale, resulting in forfeits.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Resistance to trans athlete participation is believed to have prompted other volleyball forfeits at the varsity level across the state dating back to last year.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Jurupa Valley previously saw three forfeits in one weekend at the Freeway Games tournament, as Aquinas High School, San Dimas High School, and Yucaipa High School all refused to play Jurupa Valley.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
High school football teams across the Bay Area are scrambling to find new opponents after a pair of forfeits in nonleague contests.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Along with the forfeits of the two victories in which Coan played (he was injured much of the season), the running back was ordered to sit out the first five games of the 1961 season.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeits
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In 2021, the state implemented several new and stricter penalties for hazing after 19-year-old Timothy Piazza, a New Jersey resident, died after being forced to drink copious amounts of alcohol while attending Penn State University.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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In July, Louisiana enacted a similar drone law that gives law enforcement the authority to intercept and disable unauthorized drones that pose a public safety threat, with penalties up to a $5,000 fine or one year in jail.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Employers that are parties to valid collective bargaining agreements may be exempt from SB 7’s requirements, provided the agreement explicitly waives coverage, includes provisions addressing wages and working conditions, and protects workers from algorithmic management.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The likelihood of that happening is quite low, but anything can happen, especially if James waives his no-trade clause.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Milei caters masterfully to Trump’s ego and will be president even if his party loses seats in Argentina’s legislature.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Oct. 2025
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Gill's defense attorney requested a cash bond or split bond, which would allow some of the money paid to cover future fines, fees or restitution.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
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Each of the three men pleaded guilty to scalping tickets and agreed to pay $250 in fines a day after their arrest.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Following the game, attention shifted to one of LSU’s five-star commits, defensive tackle Lamar Brown, a Louisiana native who attended the game to watch his future team.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Stanford commits Connor Ohl and Kai Kaneko each scored three goals to lead Newport Harbor (24-1), which defeated Cathedral Catholic for the fourth time in five matches this season.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 2025
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Smith said that the initial goal is to get the tool up and running and then focus on expanding the work by not only looking at events that cost over $1 billion in damages but also smaller and medium-sized events.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Billion-Dollar Database tracks the financial costs of property and other infrastructure destroyed by extreme weather disasters in the United States, focusing on events that caused $1 billion or more in damages.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Forfeits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeits. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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