MULCT

fine, mulct, amercement

(noun) money extracted as a penalty

mulct

(verb) impose a fine on; “he was fined for littering”

victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, hornswoggle, short-change, con

(verb) deprive of by deceit; “He swindled me out of my inheritance”; “She defrauded the customers who trusted her”;

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

mulct (plural mulcts)

(legal) A fine or penalty, especially a pecuniary one.

Verb

mulct (third-person singular simple present mulcts, present participle mulcting, simple past and past participle mulcted)

To impose such a fine or penalty.

To swindle (someone) out of money.

Source: Wiktionary

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Mulct, n. Etym: [L. mulcta, multa.]

1. A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.

2. A blemish or defect. [Obs.]

Syn.

– Amercement; forfeit; forfeiture; penalty.

Mulct, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mulcted; p. pr. & vb. n. Mulcting.] Etym: [L. mulctare, multare.]

1. To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine.

2. Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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