Definitions for amercement
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fine, mulct, amercementnoun

   money extracted as a penalty

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. amercementnoun

   A non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amercement, Amerciamentnoun

   The pecuniary punishment of an offender, who stands at the mercy of the king, or other lord in his court. John Cowell

   Etymology: from amerce.

   All amercements and fines that shall be imposed upon them, shall come unto themselves. Edmund Spenser, State of Ireland.

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1. Amercement

   An amercement is a financial penalty in English law, common during the Middle Ages, imposed either by the court or by peers. The noun "amercement" lately derives from the verb to amerce, thus: the king amerces his subject, who offended some law. The term is of Anglo-Norman origin (Law French, from French, from Latin), and literally means "being at the mercy of": a-merce-ment (English mercy is cognate). While it is often synonymous with a fine, it differs in that a fine is a fixed sum prescribed by statute and was often voluntary, while an amercement is arbitrary. Amercements were commonly used as a punishment for minor offences (such as trespassing in the king's forest), as an alternative to imprisonment.

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1. amercement

   Amercement is a financial penalty or punishment imposed by a court or other legal authority, usually as a result of a violation of law or misconduct. It is essentially a type of fine and has been used historically as a method of maintaining order and enforcing laws. Unlike a fixed penalty, the amount of amercement can often be adjusted according to the seriousness of the offence and the offender's ability to pay.

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1. Amercementnoun

   the infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a fine,in that the latter is, or was originally, a fixed and certain sum prescribed by statue for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See Affeer.]

2. Etymology: [OF. amerciment.]

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1. Amercement

   An amercement is a financial penalty in English law, common during the Middle Ages, imposed either by the court or by peers. The term is of Anglo-Norman origin, and literally means "being at the mercy of": a-merce-ment. While it is often synonymous with a fine, it differs in that a fine is a fixed sum prescribed by statute and was often voluntary, while an amercement is arbitrary. Amercements were commonly used as a punishment for minor offenses, as an alternative to imprisonment.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of amercement in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of amercement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=amercement
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Amercement
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=amercement
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amercement
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amercement
7. ^ Wikidata
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