Definition of amerce Amerce
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What does amerce mean?
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| amerce - punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court | ||
| fine, ticket provide with a ticket for passage or admission; "Ticketed passengers can board now" | ||
| amerce - punish with an arbitrary penalty | ||
| penalise, penalize, punish impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- amerce (v. t.)
To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court; as, the amerced the criminal in the sum on the hundred dollars. - amerce (v. t.)
To punish, in general; to mulct.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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amerce
a-mėrs′, v.t. to punish by a fine: to deprive of anything, or inflict loss upon.—n. Amerce′ment, a penalty inflicted—also Amerc′iament. [O. Fr. amercier, to impose a fine—L. merces, wages, fine.]
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🔤- amerce, verb, present, 1st person singular of amerce (infinitive).
- amerce, verb (infinitive).
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