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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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Recent Examples of forfeits
Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
Williams says the forfeits are behind the team.
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Todd Holcomb,
AJC.com,
27 May 2026
Due to those forfeits, the GHS baseball team does not qualify for the postseason, and our season is over.
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Doug Myers,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
In addition to having a 2025 season with championship potential end with a 33-4 record and a pair of forfeits due to an ineligible player, the Eagles graduated a plethora of seniors who had led them to 65 wins in two seasons.
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Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
San Diego Section Commissioner Joe Heinz confirmed the forfeits, saying the section Division 2 championship would be vacated.
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John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
Six teams were removed from the playoffs via forfeits for having ineligible players who broke CIF rule 600 by playing in an outside competition during their season.
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Eric Sondheimer
columnist
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
What followed was a series of forfeits by opposing teams.
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Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Dec. 2025
The withdrawal of a competitor from a round-robin tournament often results in forfeits for their remaining opponents, which could dramatically and unintentionally change the outcome of the Gold League.
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Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
After narrowly missing out on advancing to the main tournament, Wales was chosen in a draw for a qualifier playoff against Israel, which had faced forfeits from multiple teams, including Turkey, Indonesia, and Egypt, because of geopolitical tensions at the time amid Arab-Israeli conflicts.
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Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
Williams says the forfeits are behind the team.
—
Todd Holcomb,
AJC.com,
27 May 2026
Due to those forfeits, the GHS baseball team does not qualify for the postseason, and our season is over.
—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
In addition to having a 2025 season with championship potential end with a 33-4 record and a pair of forfeits due to an ineligible player, the Eagles graduated a plethora of seniors who had led them to 65 wins in two seasons.
—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
San Diego Section Commissioner Joe Heinz confirmed the forfeits, saying the section Division 2 championship would be vacated.
—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
Six teams were removed from the playoffs via forfeits for having ineligible players who broke CIF rule 600 by playing in an outside competition during their season.
—
Eric Sondheimer
columnist
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
What followed was a series of forfeits by opposing teams.
—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Dec. 2025
The withdrawal of a competitor from a round-robin tournament often results in forfeits for their remaining opponents, which could dramatically and unintentionally change the outcome of the Gold League.
—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeits
Noun
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Under the law, moral offenses — including adultery and same-sex relations — can carry penalties of up to 100 lashes.
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That means withdrawals will be taxed as ordinary income and could be subject to early withdrawal penalties if used for unqualified expenses.
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AmaWaterways frequently waives or reduces single supplement fees on all vessels in Europe, Asia, and Colombia.
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And one of the core features of RAP is a generous subsidy that waives any excess interest on a rolling monthly basis for borrowers whose student loan payments aren’t high enough to cover all the interest accrual.
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
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And the company doing the genuine, expensive work of transition loses the one advantage the label was meant to confer, cheaper capital and patient shareholders who believe the plan.
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Companies that don’t follow the new rules would be subject to tens of thousands of fines for each violation.
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These fines can wipe out years of profit, cause license suspension that shuts down operations and generate client lawsuits that follow your company for decades.
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The Supreme Court has declined to resolve whether innocent taxpayers can face unlimited IRS audit exposure when a return preparer commits fraud, leaving a split in the federal courts intact.
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Manco isn’t necessarily the most dynamic protagonist in the world, but he’s centered and relatable in his anxiety over aging and his genuine love for Sammy, and an amusing deadpan presence with an accent the actor commits too.
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In 2022, a jury awarded Depp more than $10 million in damages, while Heard won one of her counterclaims and was awarded $2 million.
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Most kinds of lawsuit damages are taxable, including employment cases, property loss or damage, defamation, emotional distress, invasion of privacy, credit reporting and consumer cases, and many others.
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Cortez Masto is a co-sponsor of the retail crime legislation, which allows more criminal forfeitures and interstate prosecution of retail crime, while also enhancing money laundering crackdowns.
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In July 2025, Cadence Design Systems agreed to pay $95 million to the BIS and in fines and forfeitures to the Department of Justice.
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“Forfeits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeits. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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