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Amerce

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(1):

(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.

(2):

(v. t.) To punish, in general; to mulct.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Amerce'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/amerce.html. 1828.
 
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