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amercements

amercements is the plural of amercement.

Meaning of amercement

Noun

amercement (countable and uncountable, plural amercements)

  1. 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

Questions about amercements

What is amercements the plural of?
Amercements is the plural of amercement.

Words near amercements in the dictionary

  1. Amerasians
  2. amerce
  3. amerceable
  4. amerced
  5. amercement
  6. amercements
  7. amercer
  8. amercers
  9. amerces
  10. amerciable
  11. amerciament

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