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AMERCE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
transitive verb : to punish by a fine whose amount is fixed by the court broadly : punish amercement ə-ˈmər-smənt noun amerciable
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AMERCE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
verb (used with object) · to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute. · to punish by inflicting any discretionary or arbitrary penalty. amerce. / əˈmɜːs ...
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amerce - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Verb · (transitive) To impose a fine on; to fine. · c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. · (transitive) ...
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amerce
amerce, v. (əˈmɜːs) Also 4–5 amercy, 5 -sy, 5–6 amercie, 6 amearse, 8 ammerce. [orig. amercy, a. AFr. amerci-er (not in continental Fr.), f. à to, at + merci:—L. mercēdem, which passed through the senses of ‘wages, remuneration, a gift in recompense, a gift generally, a gift offered gratuitously (al...
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36 Synonyms & Antonyms for AMERCE | Thesaurus.com
The words achieve, agree, amerce, amount, acquit, acquaint, avow, &c. show the same prefix, derived through the medium of Old French.
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Amerce - Websters Dictionary 1828
1. To inflict a penalty at mercy; to punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion or mercy of the court; ...
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Amercement
The noun "amercement" lately derives from the verb to amerce, thus: the king amerces his subject, who offended some law. Manitoba
Since at least 2010, Manitoba has used the popular distaste for pederasty to amerce land and abodes.
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Glossary - ShakespearesWords.com
amerce (v.) penalize, punish financially. Headword location(s). SHAKESPEARE'S WORDS © 2025 DAVID CRYSTAL & BEN CRYSTAL. x. Jump directly to.
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AMERCE - Definition from the KJV Dictionary - AV1611.com
1. To inflict a penalty at mercy; to punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion or mercy of the court; ...
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amerce | definition for kids - Wordsmyth Children's Dictionary
part of speech: · transitive verb ; inflections: amerces, amercing, amerced ; definition: to punish by a fine or penalty, esp. a penalty not specified in law.
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Amerce - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
To amerce is to impose a fine on someone as punishment. During the Middle Ages, the King might amerce you if you trespassed on his land to retrieve a lost ball.
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amerce, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb amerce, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...
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amercing
amercing, vbl. n. (əˈmɜːsɪŋ) [f. amerce + -ing1.] The action of punishing by fine; fining, mulcting. (Now chiefly gerundial.)1580 Hollyband Tr. Fr. Tong., Condemnation d'amende, an amercing or putting to fine. 1611 Cotgr., Multation, a fining, amercing, punishing by the purse. Mod. The right of amer...
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amerciate
† aˈmerciate, v. Obs. rare. [f. med.L. amerciāre, -āt-um, f. AFr. amercier to amerce.] = amerce.1566 Knox Hist. Ref. Wks. 1846 I. 345 Patrick Murray..was amerciated for his non-appearance to underly the law.
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Can You Get Addicted to Cannabis? - Cannabis Health Insider
The decriminalization of marijuana will drastically reduce the rate of the current fine. Currently, any person possessing three grams of cannabis can be subject to a pay fine between $29 and $581. Previously, individuals were to pay for drug possession, and amerce can vary from $291 to $2910.
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