Amerce Definition
ə-mûrs
amerced, amerces, amercing
verb
To punish by fine or other penalty.
American Heritage
To punish by imposing an arbitrarily determined fine.
Webster's New World
To punish generally.
Webster's New World
Origin of Amerce
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Middle English amercen from Anglo-Norman amercier from à merci at the mercy of à to (from Latin ad ad–) merci mercy (from Latin mercēs wages)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman amercier, from Old French a (“at”) + merci (“mercy”), thus “at the mercy of”; merci from Latin mercedem (“remuneration, favour, mercy”).
From Wiktionary
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