Acronym meanings of AMERC. Acronym & meanings of AMERC

The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a fine,in that the latter is, or was originally, a fixed and certain sum prescribed by statue for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See Affeer.]

Amerce

v. t.

To punish, in general; to mulct.

Affeer

v. t.

To assess or reduce, as an arbitrary penalty or amercement, to a certain and reasonable sum.

Amerciament

Same as Amercement.

Merce

v. t.

To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce.

Distrain

v. t.

To seize, as a pledge or indemnification; to take possession of as security for nonpayment of rent, the reparation of an injury done, etc.; to take by distress; as, to distrain goods for rent, or of an amercement.

Amerce

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.

Condemn

v. t.

To amerce or fine; -- with in before the penalty.

Estreat

A true copy, duplicate, or extract of an original writing or record, esp. of amercements or penalties set down in the rolls of court to be levied by the bailiff, or other officer.

Bloodwit

A fine or amercement paid as a composition for the shedding of blood; also, a riot wherein blood was spilled.

Misericordia

An amercement.

Amercing

p. pr. & vb. n.

of Amerce

Amerced

imp. & p. p.

of Amerce

Amerceable

Liable to be amerced.

Amercer

One who amerces.

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