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amerce 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. punish with an arbitrary penalty
  2. punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court
  3. (amercement) fine: money extracted as a penalty
  4. An amercement is a financial penalty in English law, common during the Middle Ages, imposed either by the court or by peers. ...
  5. To impose a fine on; to fine; To punish, to make an exaction
  6. (Amercement) the 'fine' imposed by the court for breach of a byelaw or order.  In origin the word reflects the fact that the offender was deemed by his offence to have placed himself 'at the lord's mercy', from which the payment of the amercement freed him. Example
  7. (Amercement) 1) A financial penalty inflicted at the MERCY of the king or his justices for various minor offences. The offender is said to be "IN MERCY" and the monies paid to the crown to settle the matter is called "amercement". ...
  8. (Amercement) Fines for infringement of laws.
  9. (amercement) (England) a monetary penalty imposed in Medieval times. It is similar to a fine except that it was imposed by a local council that was not a formal court.
  10. (amercement) The term refers to a financial penalty imposed by judicial authorities on guilty parties (both parties guilty of a crime of which accused, or guilty of making a charge found by the court to be groundless). ...
  11. v. - punish, especially by fine. amercement, n. amerciable, adj.
  12. punish. (Romeo and Juliet)