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Noun amercement has 1 sense
  1. fine, mulct, amercement - money extracted as a penalty
    --1 is a kind of penalty
    --1 has particulars: library fine
    Derived form: verb amerce2

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Amercement

Definition:

Amercement refers to the act of imposing a financial penalty or fine as a punishment for wrongdoing, often imposed as an alternative to other forms of punishment.

Examples:

As a noun:

  1. The judge ordered a $500 amercement for the defendant's misdemeanor.
  2. The city council introduced a new system of amercement for parking violations.

As a verb:

  1. The court amercemented the corporation for their violation of environmental regulations.
  2. The homeowner was amercemented for not complying with city building codes.

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