About The Word Amercement
Learn about the word Amercement to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Amercement definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Amercement
| Amercement Definition And Meaning |
|---|
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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Realization ‐ something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the…
- Saprophytic organism ‐ an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus…
- Jeroboam ‐ a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon) [n] (Old Testament)…
- Morph ‐ change shape, as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael…
- Wood lily ‐ lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted…
- Ave maria ‐ a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in…
- Opencut ‐ (of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface; "opencast…
- Eloquent ‐ expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle…
- Glabella ‐ a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the…
- Pesticide ‐ a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents…