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Noun
/əˈmərsmənt/,
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amercements, plural;
  1. A fine

  1. fine: money extracted as a penalty
  2. An amercement is a financial penalty in English law, common during the Middle Ages, imposed either by the court or by peers. ...
  3. (amercements) amercement, 1. The infliction of a penalty or fine at the 'mercy, of the inflictor (originally one lighter than the fixed fine). 2. The fine itself.
  4. 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). ...
  5. 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
  6. Payment to the lord of the court by a person found guilty of some trespass in order to have the lord's mercy. The equivalent of a fine in a modern court.
  7. (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.
  8. 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". ...
  9. Fines for infringement of laws.