mulct
pronunciation
How to pronounce mulct in British English:
UK [mʌlkt]
How to pronounce mulct in American English:
US [mʌlkt]
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- Noun:
- money extracted as a penalty
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- Verb:
- deprive of by deceit
- impose a fine on
Word Origin
- mulct (v.)
- late 15c., "to punish by a fine," from Middle French mulcter "to fine, punish" (15c.), from Latin mulctare, altered (Barnhart calls it "false archaism") from multare "punish, to fine," from multa "penalty, fine," perhaps from Oscan or Samnite [Klein]. Sense of "defraud" is first recorded 1748. Related: Mulcted; mulcting.