mulct

mulct  (mlkt)

n.

A penalty such as a fine.

tr.v. mulct·ed, mulct·ing, mulcts

1. To penalize by fining or demanding forfeiture.

2. To acquire by trickery or deception.

3. To defraud or swindle.

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[From Middle English multen, to fine, from Latin multre, mulctre, from mulcta, fine.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mulct - money extracted as a penalty amercement, fine penalty - a payment required for not fulfilling a contract library fine - fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned
Verb	1.	mulct - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, short-change, victimize short, short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough money cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
	2.	mulct - impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering" levy, impose - impose and collect; "levy a fine"