| VERB | social | amerce | punish with an arbitrary penalty |
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| social | amerce | punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court |
| Meaning | punish with an arbitrary penalty. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | punish, penalize, penalise | impose a penalty on |
| Similar to | amerce | punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court |
| Spanish | imponer un castigo | |
| Adjectives | amerciable | of a crime or misdemeanor |
| Meaning | punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | ticket, fine | issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty |
| Similar to | amerce | punish with an arbitrary penalty |
| Adjectives | amerciable | of a crime or misdemeanor |
| Nouns | amercement | money extracted as a penalty |
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