amerce

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verb

1. punish with an arbitrary penalty
• Derivationally related forms:
amerciable
• Hypernyms:
punish, penalize, penalise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court
• Derivationally related forms:
amerciable, amercement
• Hypernyms:
ticket, fine
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody