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a·merce (

-mûrs

)

tr.v. a·merced, a·merc·ing, a·merc·es

1. Law To punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily at the discretion of the court.

2. To punish by imposing an arbitrary penalty.

[Middle English amercen, from Anglo-Norman amercier, from à merci, at the mercy of : à, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + merci, mercy (from Latin mercs, wages).]

a·mercea·ble adj.

a·mercement n.

amercement, amerciament

1. punishment or penalty applied at the discretion of a court or other authority, as contrasted with a penalty predetermined by statute.
2. the imposing of such a penalty. — amercer, n.

See also: Punishment

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Noun

amercement - money extracted as a penalty

fine, mulct

penalty - a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

library fine - fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned

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Affeer amerce Amercement royal amerciament Bloodwite fine forfeit library fine Merce Misericordia mulct penalty punishment	Two years before that the Inner Temple had been more restrictive still, recording in its parliament that "first, it is ordered that the cooks or any other officer in the kitchen shall not have any woman or woman-kind to come or resort into the kitchen or kitchen door for any cause, upon pain that the officer to whom such person shall resort to lose his office or place, or otherwise be punished by amercement. Professional playing in London and Superior Cambridge responses by Gurr, Andrew / Shakespeare Studies In those actions of ravishment appearing in common law courts as a trespass, a conviction would result in the accused paying an amercement, usually the equivalent of the goods allegedly stolen from the husband in addition to damages. Runaway wives: husband desertion in medieval England by Butler, Sara / Journal of Social History The punishment for impermissibly intruding upon the forest was amercement (fine) at the next Eyre in addition to an annual fine based on the crops sown: For every acre illegally planted, the fine was a shilling for winter corn (either wheat or rye) and sixpence for spring corn (generally oats). Three cases/four tales: commons, capture, the public trust, and ... by Goble, Dale D. / Environmental Law	amenities amenity amenity bed amenomania Amenophis III amenorrhea amenorrheal amenorrheic amenorrhoea Amenorrhoeal amenorrhoeic amensalism ament amentaceous amentia Amentiferae amentiferous Amentiform Amentum amenty Amenuse Amer. Amerasian amerce Amerceable amercement Amercement royal Amercer amerciable amerciament America America's Cup Americamania American American agave American alligator American aloe American angelica tree American antelope American arborvitae American arrowroot American aspen American badger American Baptist Convention American barberry American basswood American Beauty American beech American bison American bittern American bittersweet	Amenuse AMENY AMEO Ameoba Ameoba Ameoba AMEP AMEPAC AMEPP AMEPS AMEQ Amer Amer Jubran Defense Committee Amer Std Amer. AMERA AMERA Amerada Hess Company Amerasian AmerAsian School in Okinawa Amerasians Ameratsu Ameratsu AMERC amerce amerce amerceable amerceable amerced amerced amercement Amercement royal amercements amercements Amercer amerces amerces amerciable Amerciament Amerciament amercing amercing Amerco AMERD AMERDC AMEREF AMEREM Ameretto AMERG Amerge AMERI Ameri-Can Prescription Administrators Corporation Ameriball Ameriball AMERIC America America America (continent) America (country) America (country) America (United States)

Two years before that the Inner Temple had been more restrictive still, recording in its parliament that "first, it is ordered that the cooks or any other officer in the kitchen shall not have any woman or woman-kind to come or resort into the kitchen or kitchen door for any cause, upon pain that the officer to whom such person shall resort to lose his office or place, or otherwise be punished by amercement.

Professional playing in London and Superior Cambridge responses by Gurr, Andrew / Shakespeare Studies

In those actions of ravishment appearing in common law courts as a trespass, a conviction would result in the accused paying an amercement, usually the equivalent of the goods allegedly stolen from the husband in addition to damages.

Runaway wives: husband desertion in medieval England by Butler, Sara / Journal of Social History

The punishment for impermissibly intruding upon the forest was amercement (fine) at the next Eyre in addition to an annual fine based on the crops sown: For every acre illegally planted, the fine was a shilling for winter corn (either wheat or rye) and sixpence for spring corn (generally oats).

Three cases/four tales: commons, capture, the public trust, and ... by Goble, Dale D. / Environmental Law

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