amerce
pronunciation
How to pronounce amerce in British English:
UK [ə'mɜ:s]
How to pronounce amerce in American English:
US [ə'mɜs]
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- Verb:
- punish with an arbitrary penalty
- punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court
Word Origin
- amerce (v.)
- 1215, earlier amercy, Anglo-French amercier "to fine," from merci "mercy, grace" (see mercy). The legal phrase estre a merci "to be at the mercy of" (a tribunal, etc.) was corrupted to estre amercié in an example of how a legalese adverbial phrase can become a verb (see abandon). The sense often was "to fine arbitrarily." Frans hom ne seit amerciez pour petit forfet. [Magna Charta] Related: Amercement; amerciable.
Example
- 1. How is responsibility operated in our amerce ?
- 2. This is old valve division confiscates amerce exclusively , still returned the feat that violates compasses article .
- 3. Is sluggish newspaper gold amerce ?
- 4. The thing that you touch is too much also , return amerce !
- 5. To disobedient company the worker amerce of overwork requirement breaks the law .