English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Result for Amerce
Amerce
(v. t.)
To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is
not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court; as, the
amerced the criminal in the sum on the hundred dollars.
Amerce
(v. t.)
To punish, in general; to mulct.