forfeit vs punishment

forfeit

noun
  • A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor. 

  • Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game. 

  • A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc. 

adj
  • Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure. 

verb
  • To fail to keep an obligation. 

  • To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by failing to attend or participate, or by violation of the rules 

  • To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance 

  • To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress. 

punishment

noun
  • A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime. 

  • Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling. 

  • The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction. 

  • A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution 

How often have the words forfeit and punishment occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )