Mulct
11mulct — I. noun Etymology: Latin multa, mulcta Date: 1591 fine, penalty II. transitive verb Date: 1611 1. to punish by a fine 2. a. to defraud especially of money ; swindle …
12mulct — /mulkt/, v.t. 1. to deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc.; swindle. 2. to obtain (money or the like) by fraud, extortion, etc. 3. to punish (a person) by fine, esp. for a misdemeanor. n. 4. a fine, esp. for a misdemeanor.… …
13mulct — Synonyms and related words: amerce, amercement, beat, beguile of, bilk, bleed, bunco, burn, cheat, chisel, chouse, chouse out of, claim, cog, cog the dice, con, cozen, crib, damages, defraud, demand, diddle, distrain, distraint, distress, do in,… …
14mulct — 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,… …
15mulct — mÊŒlkt n. fine, punishment v. fine or punish; extort through dishonest means, cheat, blackmail, defraud (especially of money) …
16mulct — I. n. Fine, amercement, forfeit, forfeiture, pecuniary penalty. II. v. a. Fine, amerce, impose a fine upon …
17mulct — 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,… …
18mulct — [[t]mʌlkt[/t]] v. t. 1) to defraud of something; swindle 2) to obtain by fraud, extortion, etc 3) lawg to punish (a person) by fine, esp. for a misdemeanor 4) lawg a fine, esp. for a misdemeanor • Etymology: 1475–85; < L mul(c) ta penalty of… …
19mulct — /mʌlkt/ (say mulkt) verb (t) 1. to deprive of something by trickery. 2. to punish (a person) by fine or forfeiture. 3. to deprive of something as a penalty. –noun 4. a fine; a penalty. {Latin mulcta fine} …
20mulct — v.t. v.t. rob of; deprive of; fine; n. fine. ♦ mulctation, n. ♦ mulctative, ♦ mulctatory, a. ♦ mulctuary, a. punishable by fine …
