mulct

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

MULCT, noun [Latin mulcta or multa.] A fine imposed on a person guilty of some offense or misdemeanor, usually a pecuniary fine. MULCT, verb transitive [Latin mulcto.] To fine; to punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a pecuniary fine.
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