: to lose or lose the right to especially by some error, offense, or crime. 2. : to subject to confiscation as a forfeit. also : abandon, give up. forfeitable.
By Practical Law Finance. A standard form of forfaiting agreement, to be used in a forfaiting transaction, in which a forfaiter purchases a negotiable instrument without recourse from a seller of goods or services.
Forfeited; forfeiting; forfeits. transitive verb. 1. : to lose or lose the right to especially by some error, offense, or crime.