Amerce
11amerce — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To impose a fine on: fine2, mulct, penalize. See REWARD …
12amerce — v. punish …
13amerce — v. a. Fine, mulct, impose a fine upon, deprive of, strip of …
14amerce — a•merce [[t]əˈmɜrs[/t]] v. t. a•merced, a•merc•ing 1) law to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute 2) law to punish by inflicting any discretionary or arbitrary penalty • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < AF amercier to fine, der. of (estre) …
15amerce — /əˈmɜs/ (say uh mers) verb (t) (amerced, amercing) 1. to punish by an arbitrary or discretionary fine, i.e., one not fixed by statute. 2. to punish by inflicting a discretionary penalty of any kind. {Middle English amercy, from Old French phrase… …
16amerce — v.t. obsolete punish, especially by fine. ♦ amercement, n. ♦ amerciable, a …
17amerce — /amars/ To impose an amercement or fine; to punish by a fine or penalty …
18amerce — /amars/ To impose an amercement or fine; to punish by a fine or penalty …
19amerce — To fine or impose a penalty …
20amerce — v.tr. 1 Law punish by fine. 2 punish arbitrarily. Derivatives: amercement n. amerciable adj. Etymology: ME amercy f. AF amercier f. a at + merci MERCY …
