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FORF-it/ˈfɔːfɪt/

To forfeit is to lose a right, possession, or advantage as a penalty: forfeit the sitting, forfeit a deposit. Lose is everyday and wider; a wreath is comms, not a restored invigilator.

Meaning

To lose a right, possession, or advantage as a penalty.

Examples

• “Miss the named invigilator and you forfeit a valid sitting; a wreath will not restore it.”
• “Lose is everyday. Surrender is a cousin. A wreath is branding. A named officer is a condition. Put the name on the log; then lay the wreath if you still wish.”

Good to know

Lose as a penalty. Everyday: lose. A wreath ≠ a valid sitting.

Near in meaning

lose, surrender, relinquish

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