amercement
amercement noun: a non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture, usually applied at the discretion of a court.
Noun
amercement (countable and uncountable, plural amercements)
- A non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture, usually applied at the discretion of a court.
- 29 March. The quhilk daye Thomas Garnes is fund in þe wrang and amerchiament of court, for þe violent ſchuting and towking of Dauid Fleming, officiar to the Cowparis, on frydaye laſt.1832, Burgh Records of the City of Glasgow, 1573–1581, records for year 1577, page 67
- This channel at one point gave occasion for a moss-grown bridge whereon the curious might inform themselves by the authority of a weather-beaten sign that while the road powers of the county of Sussex claimed the bridge and all that appertained to it, they expressly disclaimed liability for any...1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
amercement meaning in Tamil
amercement in Tamil
- அபராதம் விதித்தல், அபராதம்
Forms of amercement
| plural | amercements |
|---|---|
| alternative form | amerciament |
Origin of amercement
From Middle English amercement, from Anglo-Norman amercier + -ment, from Old French à merci. Also from Medieval Latin amerciamentum, from amerciari + -amentum, learned Latinization of Anglo-Norman amerciament, amercement, amerciment. Equivalent to amerce + -ment.
Questions about amercement
- What does amercement mean?
- Amercement means a non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture, usually applied at the discretion of a court.
- What is amercement in Tamil?
- Amercement in Tamil is அபராதம் விதித்தல், அபராதம். See Amercement meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is amercement?
- Amercement is a noun.
- What is the plural of amercement?
- The plural of amercement is amercements.
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