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amercement

/əˈmɜːs.mənt/

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noun

/əˈmɜːs.mənt/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее финансовое взыскание или штраф, налагаемый в качестве наказания, обычно судом или властями.

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.

    ruДенежный штраф

    • 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.

    Synonymsfineforfeituremulctpenalty

Forms
  • amercements plural form
  • amercements' possessive plural form
  • amercement's possessive singular form
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