amerce

Definition of Amerce in English :

1. amerce

punish with an arbitrary penalty

2. amerce

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Amerce

verb (transitive) obsolete

1. law

to punish by a fine

2.

to punish with any arbitrary penalty

verb transitiveWord forms: aˈmerced or aˈmercing

1.

to punish by imposing an arbitrarily determined fine

2.

to punish generally

tr.v. a·merced, a·merc·ing, a·merc·es
Law

To punish by fine or other penalty.