About The Word Amerce
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Amerce
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What's The Definition Of Amerce?
[v] punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court
[v] punish with an arbitrary penalty Synonyms | Synonyms for Amerce: Related Terms | Find terms related to Amerce: See Also | fine | penalise | penalize | punish | ticket Amerce In Webster's Dictionary \A*merce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amerced}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Amercing}.] [OF. amercier, fr. a merci at the mercy of,
liable to a punishment. See {Mercy}.]
1. 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.
Note: The penalty of fine may be expressed without a
preposition, or it may be introduced by in, with, or
of.
2. To punish, in general; to mulct.
Millions of spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven.
--Milton.
Shall by him be amerced with penance due. --Spenser.
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