CEFR C2

amerce

verb

Meaning

Punish someone by imposing a fine or penalty, typically at the discretion of a court or authority.

The local magistrate chose to amerce the merchant for selling underweight goods.
Under the old statutes, the king could amerce his subjects for failing to attend the local assembly.

Synonyms: fine, penalize, mulct, punish

verb

Pronunciation: /əˈmɜːrs/

Punish someone by imposing a fine or penalty, typically at the discretion of a court or authority.

The local magistrate chose to amerce the merchant for selling underweight goods.
Under the old statutes, the king could amerce his subjects for failing to attend the local assembly.
The court was empowered to amerce the defendant for his repeated failure to comply with the injunction.

amerce someone in (prepositional phrase): To fine someone a specific amount of money. — "The judge chose to amerce the offender in the sum of fifty pounds."
be amerced by (prepositional phrase): To be subjected to a fine by an authority. — "The landlord was amerced by the council for failing to maintain the property."

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