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- Dictionarymulct/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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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? 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.
MULCT definition: 1. to make someone pay money, as a fine (= a punishment) or in tax: 2. a payment that you are…. Learn more.
to deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc.; swindle. to obtain (money or the like) by fraud, extortion, etc. to punish (a person) by fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
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.
MULCT meaning: 1. to make someone pay money, as a fine (= a punishment) or in tax: 2. a payment that you are…. Learn more.
Jun 2, 2024 · mulct (third-person singular simple present mulcts, present participle mulcting, simple past and past participle mulcted) To impose such a fine or penalty.
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.
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.
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'
UK /mʌlkt/ (formal) verb (with object) 1. extract money from (someone) by fine or taxation they have turned mulcting taxpayers into an art form 2. mulct something of take money or possessions from (someone) by fraudulent means a rapacious old woman who would never miss the few dollars mulcted of her noun a fine or compulsory payment. word ...
