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Meaning of AMERCEMENT

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  money extracted as a penalty
 

AMERCEMENT is a 10 letter word that starts with A.

 

 Synonyms: fine, mulct
 
 See Also: library fine, penalty

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*merce"ment\, n. [OF. amerciment.]
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.
 

 

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