AMERCEMENT

fine, mulct, amercement

(noun) money extracted as a penalty

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

amercement (plural amercements)

A non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture.

Source: Wiktionary

A*merce"ment, n. Etym: [OF. amerciment.]

Definition: The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a fine,in that the latter is, or was originally, a fixed and certain sum prescribed by statue for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See Affeer.] Blackstone.

Note: This word, in old books, is written amerciament. Amercement royal, a penalty imposed on an officer for a misdemeanor in his office. Jacobs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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