Etymology: (1475–85; < L mul(c)ta penalty of loss of property)
Definition of 'mulct'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)fine, mulct, amercement money extracted as a penalty
2. (verb)victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con 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"
3. (verb)mulct impose a fine on "he was fined for littering"
Definition of 'mulct'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)mulct a fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty
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