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Definition of Mulct
1. Verb. Deprive of by deceit. "They mulct him of all his money"; "The cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
Specialized synonyms: Short, Short-change
Generic synonyms: Cheat, Chisel, Rip Off
Derivative terms: Bunco, Con, Defrauder, Gyp, Scam, Scammer, Swindle, Swindler, Victimization
2. Noun. Money extracted as a penalty.
Generic synonyms: Penalty
Specialized synonyms: Library Fine
Derivative terms: Amerce, Fine
3. Verb. Impose a fine on. "He was fined for littering"
Definition of Mulct
1. n. A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.
2. v. t. To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine.
Definition of Mulct
1. Noun. (legal) A fine or penalty, especially a pecuniary one. ¹
2. Verb. To impose such a fine. ¹
3. Verb. To swindle (someone) out of money. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mulct
1. to defraud [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: defraud
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mulct
Literary usage of Mulct
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1872)
"mulct, i. In the sense of blemish or defect. ... No mulct in yourself, Or in your
person, mind, or fortune. f MULE. To shoe one's mule, to help oneself out ..."
2. The Law of Suretyship and Guaranty as Administered by Courts of Countries by George Washington Brandt (1905)
"... observance of the Iowa mulct law are held not liable for their principal's
violation of a city ordinance passed under the authority of the mulct law.48 ..."
3. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides (1855)
"... and subjecting Eurymedon, who was the third, to a pecuniary mulct; as if, when
able to have perfected the reduction of Sicily, they had been bribed to ..."
4. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1839)
"paying a less mulct than might have been expected from their wealth, if their
wickedness had been less. In the entrance of this town, and in the too eager ..."
5. British Poets of the Nineteenth Century by Curtis Hidden Page (1910)
"Secure his pardon lie might hold For some slight mulct of penance-gold. Thus judging,
he gave secret way When the stern priests surprised their His train ..."
6. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1901)
"We condemn the subterfuge of the mulct anil pharmacy act by which the Republican
party has returned the saloon to Iowa while still maintaining the farce of ..."
7. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1872)
"mulct, i. In the sense of blemish or defect. ... No mulct in yourself, Or in your
person, mind, or fortune. f MULE. To shoe one's mule, to help oneself out ..."
8. The Law of Suretyship and Guaranty as Administered by Courts of Countries by George Washington Brandt (1905)
"... observance of the Iowa mulct law are held not liable for their principal's
violation of a city ordinance passed under the authority of the mulct law.48 ..."
9. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides (1855)
"... and subjecting Eurymedon, who was the third, to a pecuniary mulct; as if, when
able to have perfected the reduction of Sicily, they had been bribed to ..."
10. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1839)
"paying a less mulct than might have been expected from their wealth, if their
wickedness had been less. In the entrance of this town, and in the too eager ..."
11. British Poets of the Nineteenth Century by Curtis Hidden Page (1910)
"Secure his pardon lie might hold For some slight mulct of penance-gold. Thus judging,
he gave secret way When the stern priests surprised their His train ..."
12. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1901)
"We condemn the subterfuge of the mulct anil pharmacy act by which the Republican
party has returned the saloon to Iowa while still maintaining the farce of ..."
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