forfeit

As verbs the difference between eschew and forfeit

is that eschew is (formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from while forfeit is to suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance.

As a noun forfeit is

a penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.

As an adjective forfeit is

lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.

As nouns the difference between forfeit and punishment

is that forfeit is a penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor while punishment is the act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.

As a verb forfeit

is to suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance.

As an adjective forfeit

is lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.

As adjectives the difference between forfeit and defeasanced

is that forfeit is lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure while defeasanced is (legal) liable to defeasance; capable of being made void or forfeited.

As a noun forfeit

is a penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.

As a verb forfeit

is to suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance.