About The Word Amercement
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Amercement
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What's The Definition Of Amercement?
[n] money extracted as a penalty
Synonyms | Synonyms for Amercement: fine | mulct Related Terms | Find terms related to Amercement: See Also | library fine | penalty Amercement In Webster's Dictionary \A*merce"ment\, n. [OF. amerciment.]
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}.] --Blackstone.
Note: This word, in old books, is written amerciament.
{Amercement royal}, a penalty imposed on an officer for a
misdemeanor in his office. --Jacobs.
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