The difference between Forfeit and Surrender
When used as nouns, forfeit means a penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor, whereas surrender means an act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another.
When used as verbs, forfeit means to suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance, whereas surrender means to give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
Forfeit is also adjective with the meaning: lost or alienated for an offense or crime.
check bellow for the other definitions of Forfeit and Surrender
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Forfeit as a noun:
A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
Examples:
"That he our deadly forfeit should release'' (John Milton, ''On the Morning of Christ's Nativity'', 1629)"
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Forfeit as a noun:
A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc.
Examples:
"He who murders pays the forfeit of his own life."
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Forfeit as a noun:
Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
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Forfeit as a noun (obsolete, rare):
Injury; wrong; mischief.
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Forfeit as a verb:
To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
Examples:
"He forfeited his last chance of an early release from jail by repeatedly attacking another inmate."
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Forfeit as a verb:
To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by failing to attend or participate, or by violation of the rules
Examples:
"Because only nine players were present, the football team was forced to forfeit the game."
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Forfeit as a verb:
To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
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Forfeit as a verb:
To fail to keep an obligation.
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Forfeit as an adjective:
Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.
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Surrender as a verb (transitive):
To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
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Surrender as a verb (military, by extension, transitive):
To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
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Surrender as a verb (intransitive, or, reflexive):
To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
Examples:
"I surrender!"
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Surrender as a verb (transitive):
To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
Examples:
"to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage"
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Surrender as a verb (reflexive):
To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.
Examples:
"to surrender oneself to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep"
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Surrender as a verb (ambitransitive, blackjack):
To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.
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Surrender as a verb (transitive, insurance):
For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.
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Surrender as a noun:
An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
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Surrender as a noun:
The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
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Surrender as a noun (legal, property law):
The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.