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Forfeit or forfeiture may refer to:


Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Forfeit'', a 2007 thriller film starring Billy Burke * "Forfeit", a song by Chevelle from '' Wonder What's Next'' * '' Forfeit/Fortune'', a 2008 album by Crooked Fingers


Law

* Asset forfeiture, in law, the confiscation of assets related to a crime *
Forfeiture (law) In modern U.S. usage, forfeiture is deprivation or destruction of a right in consequence of the non-performance of some obligation or condition. It can be accidental, and therefore is distinguished from waiver; ''see waiver and forfeiture.'' Overv ...
, deprivation or destruction of a right in consequence of not performing an obligation or condition


Sports

* Forfeit (sport), a premature end of a game **
Forfeit (baseball) In rare cases, baseball games are forfeited, usually when a team is no longer able to play. Although not uncommon in baseball's early days, forfeits are now rare. There have been only five forfeits in Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1954; the l ...
** Forfeit (chess), defeat in a chess game by a player's being absent or out of time ** Declaration and forfeiture, in cricket, two possible ends of an innings


See also

* Forfaiting, a financial term * Walkover, when a contestant is awarded victory because there are no other contestants {{disambiguation