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mulct

UK/mʌlkt/ US/ˈmʌlkt/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

money extracted as a penalty

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verb

1.

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”
Synonyms
2.

impose a fine on

  • “he was fined for littering”

Origin

From Middle French mulcter (“to fine, punish”), from Latin mulcta (“penalty, fine”). Possibly a doublet of milk.

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