From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mulct \Mulct\, n. [L. mulcta, multa.]
1. A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.
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2. A blemish or defect. [Obs.]
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Syn: Amercement; forfeit; forfeiture; penalty.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mulct \Mulct\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mulcted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Mulcting}.] [L. mulctare, multare.]
1. To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine
or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine.
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2. Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or
discipline. [Obs.]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mulct
n 1: money extracted as a penalty [syn: {fine}, {mulct},
{amercement}]
v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my
inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted
her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little
change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick},
{nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct},
{gyp}, {gip}, {hornswoggle}, {short-change}, {con}]
2: impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"
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