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ID | Word | Wordtype | Definition |
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5207 | 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 statue for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See Affeer.] |
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Contraction | Frontignac | Imploring | Branks | Suit |