Mulct Definition
mŭlkt
mulcts
noun
A fine or similar penalty.
Webster's New World
To levy a fine.
Webster's New World Law
To defraud someone.
Webster's New World Law
Synonyms:
verb
mulcts
To penalize by fining or demanding forfeiture.
American Heritage
To punish by a fine or by depriving of something.
Webster's New World
To take (something) from another person by means of unseemly or deceptive methods.
American Heritage
To extract (money, etc.) from (someone), as by fraud or deceit.
Webster's New World
To take something from (another) by means of unseemly or deceptive methods.
American Heritage
Origin of Mulct
From Middle English multen to fine from Latin multāre, mulctāre from mulcta fine
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin mulcta, from Proto-Italic.
From Wiktionary
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