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What does forfait mean in this sentence?
When Philip II abandoned John's cause, declared his French lands forfeit. Thanks. |
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It can also be used in a more trivial sense: A prisoner forfeits the right to vote in an election (i.e. as a further punishment, a right to vote is removed from him) And also in cards games. In some games, if you lose, you forfeit something - usually an item of clothing |
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Anyway, forfeit in this case means lost as a penalty of some action. The other common use is in sports as a verb. "The team had to forfeit the game because they only had 3 players." In this sense, they had to give up the victory and lost the game as a penalty for not meeting the rules of the game. Hope that helps. |
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forfeit as a noun = pena/penalidad |
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I'll write the complet sentence:
Problems arose when Philip A. abandoned John's cause and, as his feudal overlord, declared his French lands forfeit. Abandoned, maybe? |
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No - confiscated.
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Confiscated! Thank you!
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