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Definition of Amercement
1. Noun. Money extracted as a penalty.
Exact synonyms: Fine, Mulct
Generic synonyms: Penalty
Specialized synonyms: Library Fine
Derivative terms: Amerce, Fine, Mulct
Generic synonyms: Penalty
Specialized synonyms: Library Fine
Derivative terms: Amerce, Fine, Mulct
Definition of Amercement
1. n. The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a fine,in that the latter is, or was originally, a fixed and certain sum prescribed by statute for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See Affeer.]
Definition of Amercement
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amercement
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