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mulct
v.
fine or punish; extort through dishonest means, cheat, blackmail, defraud (especially of money)
mulct
Noun
1. money extracted as a penalty
(synonym) fine, amercement
(hypernym) penalty
(hyponym) library fine
Verb
1. deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
(synonym) victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, gyp, con
(hypernym) cheat, rip off, chisel
(hyponym) short-change, short
2. impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"
(hypernym) levy, impose
(derivation) fine, amercement
Mulcted
(imp. & p. p.)
of Mulct
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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mulct
v.
mulktere, bøtelegge eller straffe; presse gjennom med uhederlige metoder, utpresse, svindle (spesielt penger)