mulct : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mulct	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for mulct
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mulct n money extracted as a penalty [syn: fine, mulct, amercement] v deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" Synonym(s): victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mulct \Mulct\, n. [L. mulcta, multa.] 1. A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty. 2. A blemish or defect. [Obs.] Syn: Amercement; forfeit; forfeiture; penalty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mulct \Mulct\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mulcted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mulcting}.] [L. mulctare, multare.] 1. To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine. 2. Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline. [Obs.]