amerce

1. v. t. To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court; as, the amerced the criminal in the sum on the hundred dollars. Source: opted

2. v. t. To punish, in general; to mulct. Source: opted

3. v. punish with an arbitrary penalty Source: wordnet

4. v. punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court Source: wordnet

5. 1. To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court; as, the amerced the criminal in the sum on the hundred dollars. Note: The penalty of fine may be expressed without a preposition, or it may be introduced by in, with, or of. 2. To punish, in general; to mulct. Millions of spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven. Milton. Shall by him be amerced with penance due. Spenser. Source: webster

6. v. punish with an arbitrary penalty v. punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court Source: ecdict

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