amercement Synonyms

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amercement Meaning

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amercement (n)

money extracted as a penalty

Webster

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.]

amercement Sentence Examples

  1. The judge imposed a heavy amercement on the corporation for its environmental violations.
  2. The medieval king ordered a severe amercement on the villagers who defied his decree.
  3. The court decided to levy an amercement against the reckless driver who caused the accident.
  4. The business faced a significant amercement for violating consumer protection laws.
  5. The regulatory agency imposed a hefty amercement on the pharmaceutical company for safety violations.
  6. The city council voted to impose an amercement on businesses that failed to comply with zoning regulations.
  7. The maritime authority issued an amercement to the shipping company for polluting the ocean.
  8. The court determined that the fraudulent activities warranted a substantial amercement on the financial institution.
  9. The government imposed an amercement on the company for tax evasion and non-compliance.
  10. The strict enforcement of traffic rules led to a noticeable decrease in amercements issued for traffic violations.

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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.