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amerciament

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A`mer´cia`ment
n.1.Same as Amercement.
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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115) The 1607 charter of the Drapers' Company similarly stated that "laws, statutes, ordinances, constitutions, imprisonments, fines, and amerciaments shall be reasonable, and shall not be contrary or repugnant to the laws, statutes, customs, or rights of our kingdom of England.
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