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Amercement   Listen
noun
Amercement  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 statute for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. (See Affeer.) Note: This word, in old books, is written amerciament.
Amercement royal, a penalty imposed on an officer for a misdemeanor in his office.






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"Amercement" Quotes from Famous Books



... to the grower, but burnt—a despairing sacrifice to the toiler! The Cabezas de Barangay (vide p. 223) had, under penalty of arrest and hard labour, to see that the families fulfilled their onerous contract. Corporal punishment, imprisonment, and amercement resulted; of frequent occurrence were those fearful scenes which culminated in riots such as those of Ilocos in 1807 and 1814, when many Spaniards fell victims to the natives' resentment ...
— The Philippine Islands • John Foreman



Words linked to "Amercement" :   penalty, fine, library fine, amerce



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