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Found 2 hits - Term: amerce, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
amerce \amerce"\ .am~ers", v. t. imp.  p. p. amerced
   .am~erst"; p. pr.  vb. n. amercing. of. amercier,
   fr. a merci at the mercy of, liable to a punishment. see
   mercy.
   1. to punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is
      not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court;
      as, the court amerced the criminal in the sum of one
      hundred dollars.
      1913 webster

   note: the penalty or fine may be expressed without a
         preposition, or it may be introduced by in, with, or
         of.
         1913 webster

   2. to punish, in general; to mulct.
      1913 webster

            millions of spirits for his fault amerced
            of heaven.                            --milton.
      1913 webster

            shall by him be amerced with penance due. --spenser.
      1913 webster
see also:
amerced amercing mercy 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
amerce
     v 1: punish with an arbitrary penalty
     2: punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of
        the court


Results 1 - 10 of 19 found about amerce:

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amerce - definition of amerce by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and ...
...... mean? amerce synonyms, amerce antonyms. Information about amerce in ... amerce - punish with an arbitrary penalty. amerce - punish by a fine ... ..
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/amerce, score=100, date indexed=December 20, 2005, 5:50 pm

Definition of amerce - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
...amerce. One entry found for amerce.. Main Entry: amerce Pronunciation ... For More Information on "amerce" go to Britannica.com. Get the Top 10 ... ..
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=amercements, score=79, date indexed=December 19, 2005, 12:40 pm

A.Word.A.Day -- amerce
...A.Word.A.Day--amerce. amerce (uh-MURS) verb tr. 1. To punish by a fine ... Only then did he mulct, amerce, plunder, ravage and otherwise terrify ... ..
http://www.wordsmith.org/words/amerce.html, score=70, date indexed=December 5, 2005, 7:52 pm

dict.cc dictionary :: amerce :: English-German translation
...English-German dictionary. English-German translation for: amerce.     ... German: A. Dictionary English → German: amerce. Translation 1 - 1 ... ..
http://www.dict.cc/?s=amerce, score=55, date indexed=December 7, 2005, 6:15 am

Amerce
...Amerce (uh-MURSS):  Wait for page to finish loading, then click word ... ..
http://www.spizzquiz.net/amerce.htm, score=44, date indexed=November 24, 2005, 12:24 am

AMERCE - Definition
...Meaning of AMERCE. Pronunciation:  . u'murs. WordNet Dictionary.  .   ... ..
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/amerce, score=44, date indexed=November 13, 2005, 8:36 pm

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...AmerCe defeat CHINNER 11-10 (active rounds) 0-0 (map sides). CHINNER ... Umm are you talking about a different war. This is Amerce vs Chinner 7 ... ..
http://www.nato-ladder.com/war.php?wid=33381, score=41, date indexed=December 8, 2005, 7:27 am

amerce. Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
...amerce. Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. ... Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition.  1995..  . amerce.  . ... ..
http://www.bartelby.com/62/17/A0061700.html, score=41, date indexed=November 18, 2005, 5:53 am

GospelMessage.com - Listings of the word AMERCE in the King James Version
...Return To AMERCE In Letter A Word List Listings of the word AMERCE in ... And they shall amerce him in an hundred [shekels] of silver, and give ... ..
http://www.gospelmessage.com/word_amerce.htm, score=38, date indexed=November 29, 2005, 12:12 am

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