Forfeit
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A Forfeit can be one of several things:
- Forfeit is the return of property as part of a contractual or legal transgression
- Forfeiting is the act of voluntarily admitting defeat in a competition or contest, thereby surrendering victory to the opposition. Usually it is only done in the most extreme circumstances, in which the forfeiting party believes there is simply no way to continue under the present circumstances.
- Forfeiting is an established practice in competitive sports, but rarely done. In American Football, a forfeit is scored as a 2-0 win for the opposing team.
- Forfeit (baseball) - for information about forfeiting in baseball
- At cricket either side may forfeit one of their innings, but only by mutual consent of the opposing captains. It is not a common practise and is usually only done to try to get a result in a rain-affected match; at the end of side A's first innings the captains may agree that side B will forfeit their first innings and side A will forfeit their second innings, thus reducing the match to a single innings game.
- Forfeit is also a term for the penalty paid for losing a round in a party game. Such a penalty is generally to do something that is embarrassing to the performer and amusing to the other players of the game, such as singing a song, finishing a drink, or removing an item of clothing. In some games the penalty may be financial.
