amerce meaning

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amerce (verb): punish with an arbitrary penalty.

amerce has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

amerce as a verb

  1. punish with an arbitrary penalty

    Type of: punish

    Related forms: amerciable

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

    Type of: ticket

    Related forms: amerciable, amercement

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AM · words ending in CE · 6-letter words

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