Amerce
51MERCURIUS — I. MERCURIUS Iovis et Maiae fil. Graecis Hermes ἀπὸ τοῦ ἑρμηνεύειν. h. e. ab interpretando dictus. Voss. vero Ἑρμῆς vult esse ab Gap desc: Hebrew i. e. sermo, eloquium. Erat enim nuntius Deorum, unde Heratio in Odis l. 1. Od. 10. Superis Deorum… …
52mulct — 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,… …
53Penalty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Penalty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 penalty penalty Sgm: N 1 retribution retribution &c.(punishment) 972 Sgm: N 1 pain pain pains and penalties Sgm: N 1 weregild weregild wergild Sgm: N 1 peine for …
54amercement — [ə mə:smənt] noun English Law, historical a fine. Derivatives amerce verb Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. amerciment, based on estre amercie be at the mercy of another , from a merci at (the) mercy …
55fine — I. a. 1. Minute, small, little, comminuted. 2. Slender, delicate, capillary. 3. Light, of delicate material, of fine texture. 4. Keen, sharp. 5. Thin, subtile, tenuous, attenuated. 6. Exquisite, nice, refined. 7. Excellent, super …
56mulct — I. n. Fine, amercement, forfeit, forfeiture, pecuniary penalty. II. v. a. Fine, amerce, impose a fine upon …
57Infangenethef — 1) Right to prosecute thieves caught in the act within a territory and to confiscate their goods. (Gies, Frances and Joseph. Life in a Medieval Village, 245) 2) Jurisdiction over a thief apprehended within the lord s manor; the right of a lord to …
58castigate — vb chastise, *punish, chasten, discipline, correct Analogous words: *beat, baste, thrash, pummel, belabor: berate, tongue lash, rate, upbraid, wig, rail (see SCOLD): *penalize, fine, amerce, mulct …
59fine — n amercement (see under PENALIZE) fine vb *penalize, amerce, mulct …
60mulct — *penalize, fine, amerce Analogous words: exact, require, *demand, claim …
