amercement

• Substantiv, das eine finanzielle Strafe oder Geldbuße bezeichnet, die als Sanktion verhängt wird, meist durch ein Gericht oder eine Behörde.

A noun referring to a financial penalty or fine imposed as a punishment, typically by a court or authority.

1. Financial penaltyC2formalbritishlegal

   A monetary fine or penalty imposed by a court or authority as punishment for an offense.

   Geldstrafe

   • The judge ordered an amercement of five hundred pounds for the minor infraction.
   • In medieval times, amercement was a common punishment for various petty crimes.
   • The sheriff collected the amercement from the villager who had broken the curfew.

   Synonymefineforfeituremulctpenalty