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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Amercement \A*merce"ment\, n. [OF. amerciment.]
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 statute for an offense; but an
amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of
affeering. [See {Affeer}.] --Blackstone.
[1913 Webster]
Note: This word, in old books, is written {amerciament}.
[1913 Webster]
{Amercement royal}, a penalty imposed on an officer for a
misdemeanor in his office. --Jacobs.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amercement
n 1: money extracted as a penalty [syn: {fine}, {mulct},
{amercement}]
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