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amerce

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈmɜːs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə mûrs′)

Inflections of 'amerce' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

amerces: v 3rd person singular

amercing: v pres p

amerced: v past

amerced: v past p

a•merce (ə mûrs′),USA pronunciation v.t., a•merced, a•merc•ing.

Lawto punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
Lawto punish by inflicting any discretionary or arbitrary penalty.

Anglo-French amerci(er) to fine, representing (estre) a merci (to be) at (someone's) mercy. See a-⁵, mercy
Middle English amercy 1250–1300

a•merce′a•ble, adj.
a•merce′ment, n.
a•merc′er, n.

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amerce /əˈmɜːs/ vb (transitive) obsolete

to punish by a fine
to punish with any arbitrary penalty

Etymology: 14th Century: from Anglo-French amercier, from Old French à merci at the mercy (because the fine was arbitrarily fixed); see mercyaˈmercement n

'amerce' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

unamerceable

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