amerciable

adjective

Meaning

Liable to be fined or subject to an arbitrary monetary penalty by a court or lord.

Examples

  • The tenant was found amerciable for failing to maintain the boundary fence as required by the manor court.
  • Under the old feudal laws, any villager who missed the harvest was considered amerciable by the local bailiff.

Synonyms: liable, punishable, fined, amenable