by forfeit

idiom

: as a result of forfeiting by the opposing side

We won the game by forfeit when the opposing side failed to show up.

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Anthony Heim won by major decision 107 pounds (21-8), while senior Alex Wieczorek won by forfeit at heavyweight. —

Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 In 2024, San Jose State University women’s volleyball team won half of its conference games by forfeit after teams refused to play against a team with a transgender member. —

Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025 The plaintiffs in Slusser's lawsuit filed for an emergency injunction in November prior to the tournament in an attempt to have Fleming removed from competition and all losses by forfeit wiped from their opponents' records. —

Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025 Windsor, which has been No.1 in the polls since mid-October, won by forfeit in the quarterfinal round, and had not played since a 20-0 victory over Class S finalist Bloomfield on Nov. 23. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for by forfeit