fine or punish; extort through dishonest means, cheat, blackmail, defraud (especially of money)
fine, punishment
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Mulct Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Mulct Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine.
To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine.
(v. t.)
Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline.
Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline.
(n.)
A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.
A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.
(n.)
A blemish or defect.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA blemish or defect.
mulct
\mulct\ (?), n. [l. mulcta, multa.]
1. a fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.
2. a blemish or defect. [obs.]
Noun
1. money extracted as a penalty
(synonym) fine, amercement
(hypernym) penalty
(hyponym) library fine
Verb
1. deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
(synonym) victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, gyp, con
(hypernym) cheat, rip off, chisel
(hyponym) short-change, short
2. impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"
(hypernym) levy, impose
(derivation) fine, amercement
Mulct Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A fine is money paid usually to superior authority, usually governmental authority, as a punishment for a crime or other offence. The amount of a fine can be determined case by case, but it is often announced in advance. The most usual use of the term, fine, relates to a financial punishment for the commission of minor crimes or as the settlement of a claim. A synonym, typically used in civil law actions, is mulct.
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