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Word: Amercement
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French amerciment, based on estre en la merci ‘be at the mercy of another’ (with respect to the amount of a fine)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈməːsm(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a fine
Short Definition:fine
Examples:- courts continued to impose small amercements
- default resulted in heavy amercement
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