Mexican Spanish Meaning of amercement

multa

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Definitions and Meaning of amercement in English

Wordnet

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.]

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multa

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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amerced => multado, amerceable => amercable, amenuse => flaco, amentum => Amento, amentiform => amentiforme,