amercement Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun money extracted as a penalty
fine; mulct.
WordNet
A*merce"ment noun
Etymology
OF.Definitions
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 statue for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See Blackstone.Affeer .]✍ This word, in old books, is written amerciament. Jacobs.
