Amercement

[әm:smәnt]

Definition

(n.) 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.]

Editor: Milton

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Fine, mulct, forfeiture, pecuniary penalty.

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