mulct

• اسم يشير إلى مبلغ من المال يُفرض كغرامة أو جزية مالية عقابًا على مخالفة أو جريمة.

A noun referring to a sum of money imposed as a fine or penalty for an offense.

1. Financial penaltyC2formalbritish

   A sum of money taken as a fine or punishment, often in a legal or official context.

   غرامة

   • The court imposed a mulct of five hundred pounds for the offense.
   • He was forced to pay a heavy mulct for breaking the contract.
   • The ancient law allowed a mulct to be taken from the debtor.

   المرادفاتamercementfineforfeitpenalty

• فعل قديم يعني معاقبة شخص بغرامة مالية أو تجريده من شيء ما، وغالبًا عن طريق الاحتيال أو الابتزاز.

An archaic verb meaning to punish with a fine or to deprive someone of something, often by fraud or extortion.

1. Deprive by deceitC2formal

   To take something from someone through fraud or trickery.

   الاستيلاء بالخداع

   • The con artist mulcted the elderly couple of their life savings.
   • He was accused of mulcting investors through a fake scheme.
   • They mulcted the company of thousands of dollars.

   المرادفاتbilkcheatcondefraudfleecerookscamswindle

   الأضدادbestowcompensategivereimbursereturn

2. Impose a fineC2formal

   To punish someone by requiring them to pay a sum of money as a penalty.

   غرّم

   • The court mulcted the corporation for violating environmental laws.
   • He was mulcted for parking in a restricted zone.
   • The judge mulcted the defendant for contempt of court.

   المرادفاتamercechargefineimposelevy