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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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
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Elon Musk loses billions as Tesla shares drop.—
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Each therapy dog team commits to at least two to three two-hour shifts monthly, the airport notes.—
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Like, perhaps, directing ABC to a settlement that commits $15 million to the president-elect’s future presidential museum.—
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19 Dec. 2024
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“Forfeits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeits. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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