Uk English Meaning of amercement
fine
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Definitions and Meaning of amercement in English
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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fine
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 => amerced, amerceable => amerceable, amenuse => thin, amentum => Catkin, amentiform => amentiform,
