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mulct
(mŭlkt)n.
A penalty such as a fine.
tr.v. mulct·ed, mulct·ing, mulcts
1. To penalize by fining or demanding forfeiture.
2. To take (something) from another person by means of unseemly or deceptive methods.
3. To take something from (another) by means of unseemly or deceptive methods.
[From Middle English multen, to fine, from Latin multāre, mulctāre, from mulcta, fine.]
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mulct
(mʌlkt)vb (tr)
1. (Law) to cheat or defraud
2. (Law) to fine (a person)
n
(Law) a fine or penalty
[C15: via French from Latin multa a fine]
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mulct
(mʌlkt)v.t.
1. to defraud of something; swindle.
2. to obtain by fraud, extortion, etc.
3. to punish (a person) by fine, esp. for a misdemeanor.
n. 4. a fine, esp. for a misdemeanor.
[1475–85; < Latin mul(c)ta penalty of loss of property]
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mulct
Past participle: mulcted
Gerund: mulcting
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| Noun | 1. |  mulct - money extracted as a penalty penalty - a payment required for not fulfilling a contract library fine - fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned |
| Verb | 1. |  mulct - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, short-change, victimize short, short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough money |
| 2. | mulct - impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering" |
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mulct
nounA sum of money levied as punishment for an offense:
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mulct
vt
(= fine) → mit einer Geldstrafe belegen (form)
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