Amerce
71amerciable — adjective of a crime or misdemeanor; punishable by a fine set by a judge • Similar to: ↑illegal • Derivationally related forms: ↑amerce …
72penalise — verb impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on The students were penalized for showing up late for class we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again • Syn: ↑punish, ↑penalize • Derivationally related forms: ↑penalisation, ↑penalty …
73a- — 1. prefix not, without (amoral; agnostic; apetalous). Etymology: Gk a , or L f. Gk, or F f. L f. Gk 2. prefix implying motion onward or away, adding intensity to verbs of motion (arise; awake). Etymology: OE a , orig. ar 3. prefix to, at, or into …
74amearst — a Spenserian spelling of amerced (pat and pap of ↑amerce) …
75amerceable — amercˈeable or amercˈiable adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑amerce …
