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61forfeit — [13] A forfeit was originally a ‘transgression’ or ‘misdemeanour’. The word comes from Old French forfet, a derivative of the verb forfaire or forsfaire ‘commit a crime’. This was a compound formed from fors ‘beyond (what is permitted or legal)’ …
62forfeit — {{11}}forfeit (n.) c.1300, misdeed, from O.Fr. forfait crime, punishable offense (12c.), originally pp. of forfaire transgress, from for outside, beyond (from L. foris; see FOREIGN (Cf. foreign)) + faire to do (from L. facere; see FACTITIOUS …
63blame — vb reprehend, reprobate, condemn, denounce, censure, *criticize Analogous words: *accuse, charge, indict, impeach: impute, attribute, *ascribe: implicate, *involve Contrasted words: exonerate, vindicate, *exculpate, absolve, acquit: * …
64misdoing — n 1. wrongdoing, evildoing, wickedness, sinfulness, iniquity, vice; knavery, dishonesty, villainy. 2. malefaction, malfeasance, crime, offense, misdeed. See misdeed …
65abuse — [n1] wrong use corruption, crime, debasement, delinquency, desecration, exploitation, fault, injustice, misapplication, misconduct, misdeed, mishandling, mismanage, misuse, offense, perversion, prostitution, sin, wrong, wrongdoing; concept 156… …
66forfeit — [13] A forfeit was originally a ‘transgression’ or ‘misdemeanour’. The word comes from Old French forfet, a derivative of the verb forfaire or forsfaire ‘commit a crime’. This was a compound formed from fors ‘beyond (what is permitted or legal)’ …
67juvenile delinquency — noun an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor • Syn: ↑delinquency • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑misbehavior, ↑misbehaviour, ↑misdeed …
68mis|do|ing — «mihs DOO ihng», noun. 1. = wrongdoing. (Cf. ↑wrongdoing) 2. = misdeed. (Cf. ↑misdeed) …
69clear one's name — {v. phr.} To prove someone is innocent of a crime or misdeed of which he has been accused. * /The falsely accused rapist has been trying in vain to clear his name./ …
70come up smelling like a rose — {v. phr.} To escape from a difficult situation or misdeed unscathed or without punishment. * /A is predicted that Congressman Brown, in spite of the current investigation into his financial affairs, will come up smelling like a rose at the end./ …
