Both Uses of
forfeit
in
In Cold Blood
- Yet should he admit this and risk forfeiting the one friend who had ever "truly understood" him?†
Chpt 1 *
- And though even Duntz had forfeited his composure-had shed, along with tie and coat, his enigmatic drowsy dignity-the suspect seemed content and serene; he refused to budge.†
Chpt 3
Definitions:
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(1)
(forfeit) to lose or surrender something -- often as a penalty
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, forfeit is used as a noun to reference that which was lost or surrendered.