mulct
Other forms: mulcted; mulcts; mulcting
The meaning of mulct is as nasty as it sounds; it means to fine someone or the money you collect as a result of a fine. No one wants to pay an extra mulct to the city, when it's the city who mismanaged the budget.
Got mulct? Then somebody took your money. They "milked" you by mulcting you. And the money that they took? That's called mulct, too. Some people believe that there's no difference between being mulcted by the state and being shaken down by the mob. In fact, the word mulct is often used to mean having your money taken unfairly or as a kind of punishment or as extortion.
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money extracted as a penalty
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synonyms:
amercement, fine
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types:
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library fine
fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned
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type of:
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penalty
a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
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library fine
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impose a fine on
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(offensive) deprive of by deceit
Vocabulary lists containing mulct
Martin, a former sailor from a working-class background, educates himself and tries to become a successful writer after falling in love with a wealthy university student.
Words from the semifinal rounds of the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee. (Full lists here and here.)
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