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mulct definition

mulct (mulkt)

transitive verb

  1. to punish by a fine or by depriving of something
  2. to extract (money, etc.) from (someone), as by fraud or deceit

Etymology: L mulctare < mulcta, multa, a fine

noun

a fine or similar penalty

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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