mulct – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
mulct
v.
fine or punish; extort through dishonest means, cheat, blackmail, defraud (especially of money)
n.
fine, punishment
Fine (penalty)
A
fine or
mulct is money paid usually to superior
authority, usually governmental authority, as a
punishment for a
crime or other
offence. The amount of a fine can be determined case by case, but it is often announced in advance.
mulct
Noun
1. money extracted as a penalty
(synonym) fine, amercement
(hypernym) penalty
(hyponym) library fine
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, gyp, con
(hypernym) cheat, rip off, chisel
(hyponym) short-change, short
2. impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"
(hypernym) levy, impose
(derivation) fine, amercement
Mulct
(v. t.)
To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine.
(v. t.)
Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline.
(n.)
A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.
(n.)
A blemish or defect.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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mulct
v. a.
ڈنڈنا, جرمانہ کرنا, وضع کرنا
mulct
n.
جرمانہ, کر, ڈنڈ, تاوان, گنہگاري
