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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAmerce
/əˈmɜːrs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To punish by inflicting a fine whose amount is left to the discretion of the court.
"The judge decided to amerce the corporation heavily for their repeated environmental violations." - 2
To penalize or punish in a general sense.
"He was amerced of his privileges following the breach of conduct."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Anglo-Norman French phrase 'a mercie', meaning 'at the mercy of', dating back to the late Middle English period. Initially, it referred to putting an offender at the mercy of a judge or lord with respect to the amount of a fine, later generalizing to mean punishing someone by imposing an arbitrary fine or penalty.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Amerce" is said worldwide
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condamner à une amende
Transliteration: kɔ̃.da.ne a yn a.mɑ̃d
"Le juge l'a condamné à une amende pour son infraction."
mit einer Geldstrafe belegen
Transliteration: mɪt ˈaɪ̯nɐ ˈɡɛltˌʃtʁaːfə bəˈleːɡn̩
"Das Gericht beschloss, ihn mit einer Geldstrafe zu belegen."
multare
Transliteration: mulˈtare
"Il giudice ha deciso di multare il trasgressore."
multar
Transliteration: mulˈtaɾ
"El tribunal decidió multar a la empresa por la infracción."
multar
Transliteration: muwˈtaɾ
"O juiz decidiu multar o réu pelo crime cometido."
जुर्माना करना
Transliteration: jurmānā karanā
"अदालत ने उस पर भारी जुर्माना करने का आदेश दिया।"
处以罚款
Transliteration: chǔ yǐ fá kuǎn
"法官决定对违规者处以罚款。"
벌금을 부과하다
Transliteration: beolgeumeul bugwakhada
"판사는 위법 행위에 대해 그에게 벌금을 부과하기로 했다."
罰金を科す
Transliteration: bakkin o kasu
"裁判官はその違反者に対して罰金を科すことを決定した。"
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