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Definition of amercement

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noun

money extracted as a penalty

source: WordNet 3.0

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 statute for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See Affeer.]

source: Webster 1913

Nearby Word

amercement, amerciament, american toad