punish+by+a+fine

  • 31penalize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. punish; fine, imprison, chastise, handicap, etc. See punishment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. scold, chasten, castigate; see punish . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. punish, discipline, correct, fine …

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  • 32mulct — (v.) late 15c., to punish by a fine, from M.Fr. mulcter to fine, punish (15c.), from L. mulctare, altered (Barnhart calls it false archaism ) from multare punish, to fine, from multa penalty, fine, perhaps from Oscan or Samnite [Klein]. Sense of… …

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  • 33Judge — Infobox Occupation name= PAGENAME caption= Sir Lyman Poore Duff, A former judge of the Supreme Court of Canada official names= Judge, justice, magistrate type= Profession activity sector= Law competencies= Analytical mind, critical thinking,… …

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  • 34mulct — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cheat someone] Syn. defraud, trick, swindle; see deceive , lie 1 . 2. [Punish] Syn. penalize, fine, reprove; see punish . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun A sum of money levied as punishment for an offense: amercement,… …

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  • 35Lord Tony's Wife — Infobox Book | name = Lord Tony s Wife title orig = translator = image caption = 1917 First Edition author = Baroness Orczy illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = The Scarlet Pimpernel genre = Adventure …

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  • 36SLANDER — The only instance of defamation in biblical law for which a penalty is prescribed is that of the virgin (Deut. 22:19) – and that defamation is in the nature of a matrimonial stratagem (cf. Deut. 22:16–17) rather than of a specifically defamatory… …

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  • 37amerce — transitive verb (amerced; amercing) Etymology: Middle English amercien, from Anglo French amercier, from Old French a merci at (one s) mercy Date: 15th century to punish by a fine whose amount is fixed by the court; broadly punish • amercement… …

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  • 38mulct — [mulkt] vt. [L mulctare < mulcta, multa, a fine] 1. to punish by a fine or by depriving of something 2. to extract (money, etc.) from (someone), as by fraud or deceit n. a fine or similar penalty …

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  • 39BANISHMENT — BANISHMENT, a form of punishment widely imposed throughout the ancient world. India, the Greek cities, the Roman republic, and the Teutonic peoples all used this practice to rid themselves of undesirables, ranging from criminals   to political… …

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  • 40mulct — I. noun Etymology: Latin multa, mulcta Date: 1591 fine, penalty II. transitive verb Date: 1611 1. to punish by a fine 2. a. to defraud especially of money ; swindle …

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