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mulct — / məlkt/ n [Latin multa mulcta]: fine penalty mulct vt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. mulct … Law dictionary
impose a fine — index mulct (fine) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
mulct — 1. noun /mʌlkt/ A fine or penalty, especially a pecuniary one. juries cast up what a wife is worth, / By laying whateer sum in mulct they please on / The lover, who must pay a handsome price, / Because it is a marketable vice. 2. verb /mʌlkt/ a)… … Wiktionary
mulct — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cheat someone] Syn. defraud, trick, swindle; see deceive , lie 1 . 2. [Punish] Syn. penalize, fine, reprove; see punish . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun A sum of money levied as punishment for an offense: amercement,… … English dictionary for students
mulct — I. n. Fine, amercement, forfeit, forfeiture, pecuniary penalty. II. v. a. Fine, amerce, impose a fine upon … New dictionary of synonyms
mulct — n 1. fine, penalty, amercement, (at English universities) sconce, settlement, Law. damages; forfeiture, forfeit, Eng. Law. praemunire, confiscation, Law. escheat, Law. sequestration; fixed fee, fee, charge, cost, Hist. scot. v 2. fine, amerce,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fine — 1 n [Anglo French fin fine & Medieval Latin finis end, boundary, agreement, payment for release or privilege, monetary penalty, from Latin finis end, boundary] 1: a sum imposed as punishment for an offense compare restitution 2: a forfeiture or… … Law dictionary
fine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. penalty, forfeit, amercement. v. t. amerce, mulct, penalize. See punishment. adj. pure, superior, admirable, excellent; small, tiny, slender, flimsy, delicate; worthy, estimable; skilled,… … English dictionary for students
penalize — I verb amerce, avenge, bring to account, call to account, carry out a sentence, castigate, chastise, confiscate, correct, discipline, exact a penalty, exact retribution, execute a sentence, execute judgment, fine, forfeit, harm, hurt, impose a… … Law dictionary
exact — I adjective accurate, admitting of no deviation, allowing no departure from the standard, careful, clear cut, close, correct, defined, detailed, diligens, exactus, explicit, express, faithful, literal, meticulous, minute, particular, plain,… … Law dictionary
