AMERCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amerce mean? 

• AMERCE (verb)
  The verb AMERCE has 2 senses:

1. punish with an arbitrary penalty

2. punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court

  Familiarity information: AMERCE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMERCE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they amerce    ... he / she / it amerces   
Past simple: amerced   
Past participle: amerced   
-ing form: amercing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Punish with an arbitrary penalty

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "amerce" is one way to...):

penalise; penalize; punish (impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on)

Verb group:

amerce (punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

amerciable (of a crime or misdemeanor; punishable by a fine set by a judge)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "amerce" is one way to...):

fine; ticket (issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty)

Verb group:

amerce (punish with an arbitrary penalty)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

amercement (money extracted as a penalty)

amerciable (of a crime or misdemeanor; punishable by a fine set by a judge)