amercement Sentence Examples
- The judge imposed a heavy amercement on the corporation for its environmental violations.
- The medieval king ordered a severe amercement on the villagers who defied his decree.
- The court decided to levy an amercement against the reckless driver who caused the accident.
- The business faced a significant amercement for violating consumer protection laws.
- The regulatory agency imposed a hefty amercement on the pharmaceutical company for safety violations.
- The city council voted to impose an amercement on businesses that failed to comply with zoning regulations.
- The maritime authority issued an amercement to the shipping company for polluting the ocean.
- The court determined that the fraudulent activities warranted a substantial amercement on the financial institution.
- The government imposed an amercement on the company for tax evasion and non-compliance.
- The strict enforcement of traffic rules led to a noticeable decrease in amercements issued for traffic violations.
amercement Meaning
amercement (n)
money extracted as a penalty
amercement (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 statue for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See Affeer.]
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FAQs About the word amercement
money extracted as a penaltyThe infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a fine,in that th
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The judge imposed a heavy amercement on the corporation for its environmental violations.
The medieval king ordered a severe amercement on the villagers who defied his decree.
The court decided to levy an amercement against the reckless driver who caused the accident.
The business faced a significant amercement for violating consumer protection laws.
