English | German | |
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mulct; amercement [Br.] [hist.] | Geldbuße {f} | |
to mulct sb.; to soak sb.; to present sb. with the bill [fig.] | jdn. zur Kasse bitten {vt} [übtr.] | |
mulcting; soaking; presenting with the bill | zur Kasse bittend | |
mulcted; soaked; presented with the bill | zur Kasse gebeten | |
to mulct the taxpayer | den Steuerzahler zur Kasse bitten | |
to scam sb. out of sth.; to bilk sb. (out) of sth.; to mulct sb. of sth. | jdn. um etw. bringen; jdn. um etw. prellen [veraltend] {vt} | |
to bilk seniors out of their possessions | Senioren um ihren Besitz bringen | |
to mulct sb. of the fruit of their toil | jdn. um die Früchte seiner Arbeit bringen |