Mulct

Word MULCT
Character 5
Hyphenation mulct
Pronunciations /mʌlkt/

Definitions and meanings of "Mulct"

What do we mean by mulct?

A penalty such as a fine. noun

To penalize by fining or demanding forfeiture. transitive verb

To take (something) from another person by means of unseemly or deceptive methods. transitive verb

To take something from (another) by means of unseemly or deceptive methods. transitive verb

To punish by fine or forfeiture; deprive of some possession as a penalty; deprive: formerly with either the crime or the criminal as object, now only with the latter: followed by in or of before the thing: as, to mulct a person in $300; to mulct a person of something.

To punish, in general.

A fine or other penalty imposed on a person for some offense or misdemeanor, usually a pecuniary fine. noun

A blemish; a defect. noun

Synonyms Amercement, forfeit, forfeiture, penalty, fine. noun

To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine. transitive verb

Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline. transitive verb

A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty. noun

A blemish or defect. noun

A fine or penalty, especially a pecuniary one. noun

To impose such a fine or penalty. verb

To swindle (someone) out of money. verb

Impose a fine on verb

Deprive of by deceit verb

Money extracted as a penalty noun

A fine or penalty, especially a pecuniary one.

To bilk, to bleed, to swindle Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Mulct

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The word "mulct" in example sentences

My remark was an epitogram -- an axis -- a kind of mulct'em in parvo. ❋ O. Henry (1886)

The American taxpayer was duped and mulct to little avail. ❋ Asher Edelman (2011)

Abd al-Rahman's textual reforms resulted in another version of widespread economic malaise, one with a coercive literati using innovative state documents and records to mulct merchants, extort office holders, and extract inordinate amounts of resources from the general population. ❋ Unknown (2008)

From the Mirza title, it appears the Qandahar Police Chief may not have been relying on physical coercion as much as accountant-based or bookkeeping tactics to mulct the local merchant. back ❋ Unknown (2008)

I wouldn't want ya ta get run over by a street-car. mulct Robinson for cash, and then exploit his painting hobby for more. ❋ Princeofcairo (2009)

As where a law exacteth a pecuniary mulct of them that take the name of God in vain, the payment of the mulct is not the price of a dispensation to swear, but the punishment of the transgression of a law indispensable. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It is the act of the assembly because voted by the major part; and if it be a crime, the assembly may be punished, as far forth as it is capable, as by dissolution, or forfeiture of their letters (which is to such artificial and fictitious bodies, capital) or, if the assembly have a common stock, wherein none of the innocent members have propriety, by pecuniary mulct. ❋ Unknown (2007)

If he come into debt by contract, or mulct, the case is the same. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And though the assembly have right to impose mulct upon any of their members that shall break the laws they make; yet out of the colony itself, they have no right to execute the same. ❋ Unknown (2007)

If a mulct be laid upon the body for some unlawful act, they only are liable by whose votes the act was decreed, or by whose assistance it was executed; for in none of the rest is there any other crime but being of the body; which, if a crime, because the body was ordained by the authority of the Commonwealth, is not his. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Vega, cogi debent, l. 5.c. 14, upon some mulct, if they perform it not, quod ex officio incumbat, loss of credit or disgrace, such as our public ❋ Unknown (2007)

What mulct, what penance soever is enjoined, they dare not but do it, tumble with St. Francis in the mire amongst hogs, if they be appointed, go woolward, whip themselves, build hospitals, abbeys, ❋ Unknown (2007)

It should be of that nature his business, which volens nolens he must necessarily undergo, and without great loss, mulct, shame, or hindrance, he may not omit. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Thereupon I taught her that in every well-constituted city the citizens are not content merely to pass good laws, but they further choose them guardians of the laws,208 whose function as inspectors is to praise the man whose acts are law-abiding, or to mulct some other who offends against the law. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Another company are as mild on the other side; to avoid all heart-burning, and contentious wars and uproars, they would have a general toleration in every kingdom, no mulct at all, no man for religion or conscience be put to death, which [6615] Thuanus the French historian much favours; our late Socinians defend; Vaticanus against Calvin in a large Treatise in behalf of Servetus, vindicates; Castilio, ❋ Unknown (2007)

This is an ancient Bedouin custom, and prevails also among the people of Ibrim, with this difference, that the mulct is given to the sufferer himself, and not to the Aga. ❋ Unknown (2004)

But they have a right to their own opinions, and I will not mulct them because of their conscientious convictions. ❋ Unknown (2004)

“Be off at once,” she remarked, “and join the entertainment; for mind, if they find you out, they will mulct you in so many glasses of wine!” ❋ Unknown (2003)

The evil might be avoided by building abattoirs, or, more easily still, by digging long trenches, and by ordering all pilgrims, under pain of mulct, to sacrifice in the same place. ❋ Unknown (2003)

With the help of a [venal] doctor who exaggerated his injuries, Beatrice was able to do a convincing [pratfall] on small piece of ice in front of the local Walmart and mulct [the corporation] for 200 grand. ❋ MTyeW23 (2018)

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