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    mulct
    /mʌlkt/

    verb

    • 1. extract money from (someone) by fine or taxation: "they have turned mulcting taxpayers into an art form"

    noun

    • 1. a fine or compulsory payment.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mulctMulct Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to punish by a fine. 2. a. : to defraud especially of money : swindle. b. : to obtain by fraud, duress, or theft. Did you know? The Multi-Layered Mulct. A fine assessed as a penalty for an infraction is generally considered justifiable. Fraud, on the other hand, is wrong—it's just the sort of thing that deserves a fine.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMULCT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    MULCT definition: 1. to make someone pay money, as a fine (= a punishment) or in tax: 2. a payment that you are…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMULCT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    MULCT meaning: 1. to make someone pay money, as a fine (= a punishment) or in tax: 2. a payment that you are…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMULCT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. to punish by a fine or by depriving of something. 2. to extract (money, etc.) from (someone), as by fraud or deceit. noun. 3. a fine or similar penalty. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin. L mulctare < mulcta, multa, a fine.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › mulctMulct - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    The meaning of mulct is as nasty as it sounds; it means to fine someone or the money you collect as a result of a fine. No one wants to pay an extra mulct to the city, when it's the city who mismanaged the budget.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryMULCT - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    1. to punish by a fine or by depriving of something. [...] 2. to extract (money, etc.) from (someone), as by fraud or deceit. [...] 3. a fine or similar penalty. [...] More. Conjugations of 'mulct' present simple: I mulct, you mulct [...] past simple: I mulcted, you mulcted [...] past participle: mulcted. More. Synonyms of 'mulct'

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › mulctMulct - definition of mulct by The Free Dictionary

    mulct. (mŭlkt) n. A penalty such as a fine. tr.v. mulct·ed, mulct·ing, mulcts. 1. To penalize by fining or demanding forfeiture. 2. To take (something) from another person by means of unseemly or deceptive methods.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › mulct_nmulct, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    OED's earliest evidence for mulct is from 1584, in a translation by B. R. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500). mulct is a borrowing from Latin.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › mulctmulct - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · Noun. [edit] mulct (plural mulcts) (law) A fine or penalty, especially a pecuniary one. Translations. [edit] pecuniary penalty — see fine. Verb. [edit] mulct (third-person singular simple present mulcts, present participle mulcting, simple past and past participle mulcted) To impose such a fine or penalty.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordMULCT - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "MULCT" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.