Amerce at English => English (Websters 1913) Of Explained:
Amerce \A*merce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amerced}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Amercing}.] [OF. amercier, fr. a merci at the mercy of,
liable to a punishment. See {Mercy}.]
1. To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is
not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court;
as, the amerced the criminal in the sum on the hundred
dollars.
Note: The penalty of fine may be expressed without a
preposition, or it may be introduced by in, with, or
of.
2. To punish, in general; to mulct.
Millions of spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven.
--Milton.
Shall by him be amerced with penance due. --Spenser.
amerce at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:
amerce
v 1: punish with an arbitrary penalty
2: punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of
the court
amerce at English (WD) Of Explained:
==English==
Etymology
From Inter: etyl » xno|en Inter: term » amercier|lang=xno, from Inter: etyl » fro|- Inter: term » à||at|lang=fro + Inter: term » merci||mercy|lang=fro, thus “at the mercy of”; merci from Inter: etyl » la|- Inter: term » mercedem||remuneration, favour, mercy|lang=la.Pronunciation
* Inter: IPA » /əˈmɜːs/Alternative forms
* amercyVerb
Inter: en-verb » amerc|esDerived terms
* amercementRelated terms
* mercyTranslations
* Bulgarian: Inter: t+ » bg|глобявамAnagrams
* racemeTranslation: et » amerce
Translation: ko » amerce
Translation: ku » amerce
Translation: mg » amerce
Translation: my » amerce
Translation: ta » amerce
Translation: te » amerce
Translation: vi » amerce