amercement
11amercement — noun see amerce …
12amercement — noun A non statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture …
13Amercement — The imposition by a lord of a discretionary penalty; later the penalty itself. The greatest imposer of amercements was the king; they were a royal fine. *Magna Carta deals with such royal penalties. Thus, ch. 20 states of freemen: A free man… …
14amercement — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A sum of money levied as punishment for an offense: fine2, mulct, penalty. See REWARD …
15amercement — n. fine; punishment, penalty …
16amercement — [ə mə:smənt] noun English Law, historical a fine. Derivatives amerce verb Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. amerciment, based on estre amercie be at the mercy of another , from a merci at (the) mercy …
17amercement — n. Fine, mulct, forfeiture, pecuniary penalty, deprivation …
18amercement — amerce·ment …
19amercement — A money penalty in the nature of a fine imposed by statute upon a sheriff or like officer for misconduct or neglect of duty, the object of the statute being to insure promptness and fidelity to duty and to furnish the plaintiff an opportunity to… …
20amercement — noun money extracted as a penalty • Syn: ↑fine, ↑mulct • Derivationally related forms: ↑amerce, ↑mulct (for: ↑mulct), ↑fine (for: ↑ …