NOUN | possession | amercement, fine, mulct | money extracted as a penalty |
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Meaning | money extracted as a penalty. | |
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Synonyms | fine, mulct | |
Narrower | library fine | fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned |
Broader | penalty | A payment required for not fulfilling a contract |
Spanish | amercement, multa | |
Catalan | amercement, multa, sanció pecuniària | |
Verbs | amerce | punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court |
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