mulct

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Englisch - Englisch
To impose such a fine
To swindle (someone) out of money
A fine or penalty, especially a pecuniary one

juries cast up what a wife is worth, / By laying whate'er sum in mulct they please on / The lover, who must pay a handsome price, / Because it is a marketable vice.

{n} a fine, penalty, forfeit
{v} to fine
A fine or penalty, esp
To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp
impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"
Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline
to swindle someone out of money
a pecuniary punishment or penalty
{f} fine or punish; extort through dishonest means, cheat, blackmail, defraud (especially of money)
{i} fine, punishment
A blemish or defect
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"
money extracted as a penalty
impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering
a pecuniary fine; to fine
mulcts
plural of mulct
mulct
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