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mulct

  [muhlkt]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc.; swindle.
2. to obtain (money or the like) by fraud, extortion, etc.
3. to punish (a person) by fine, esp. for a misdemeanor.
–noun
4. a fine, esp. for a misdemeanor.
Origin:
1475–85; < L mul(c)ta penalty involving loss of property
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mulct   (mŭlkt)   
n.  A penalty such as a fine.
tr.v.   mulct·ed, mulct·ing, mulcts

  1. To penalize by fining or demanding forfeiture.

  2. To acquire by trickery or deception.

  3. To defraud or swindle.


[From Middle English multen, to fine, from Latin multāre, mulctāre, from mulcta, fine.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

mulct  (v.)
1483, from Fr. mulcter "to fine, punish," from L. mulctare, altered from multare "punish, to fine," from multa "penalty, fine," perhaps from Oscan or Samnite. Sense of "defraud" is first recorded 1748.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: mulct
Pronunciation: 'm&lkt
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin multa mulcta
: FINE, PENALTY —mulct transitive verb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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