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词汇 amercement
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Definition of amercement in English:

amercement

noun əˈməːsməntəˈmərsmənt
English Law historical
  • A fine.

    〔英格兰律〕〈史〉罚金

    courts continued to impose small amercements
    mass noun default resulted in heavy amercement
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In other actions the unsuccessful party has to pay an amercement for making an unjust, or resisting a just claim; the defendant found guilty of trespass is fined and imprisoned.
    • The tenant is also to receive a serious amercement for his trespass in disobeying the bailiffs.
    • Each is to levy and collect all fines, rents, farms and amercements due from his ward and execute, diligently and without fraud or negligence, all commands and instructions occurring in relation to his ward.
    • Justice, for example, a major source of royal income by the end of the twelfth century, could be exploited in this way because a large number of people existed to pay fines and amercements.
    • In 1464 the Colchester bailiffs dismissed one of their sergeants for concealing private quarrels from the court, settling them himself, and pocketing the amercements, as well as for refusing to obey the orders of the bailiffs.
    Synonyms
    penalty, financial penalty, fine, fee, charge, sanction, punitive action, penance

Derivatives

  • amerce

  • verb əˈməːsəˈmərs
    [with object]English Law historical
    • Punish with a fine.

      the defendant shall be amerced for his trespass
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In 1309 he was amerced by the leet court for using non-standard measures to sell goods.
      • If the bailiffs find anyone in contravention of this, or if any reputable man makes a complaint about such an offence, and the accused is convicted then he must be heavily amerced by the bailiffs and any complainant is to be awarded damages.
      • Many archaic French usages continue in the legal usage of England, such as: amerce, implead, malfeasance, tort.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French amerciment, based on estre amercie 'be at the mercy of another' (with respect to the amount of a fine), from a merci 'at (the) mercy'.

Definition of amercement in US English:

amercement

nounəˈmərsmənt
English Law historical
  • A fine.

    〔英格兰律〕〈史〉罚金

    courts continued to impose small amercements
    mass noun default resulted in heavy amercement
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In other actions the unsuccessful party has to pay an amercement for making an unjust, or resisting a just claim; the defendant found guilty of trespass is fined and imprisoned.
    • Justice, for example, a major source of royal income by the end of the twelfth century, could be exploited in this way because a large number of people existed to pay fines and amercements.
    • The tenant is also to receive a serious amercement for his trespass in disobeying the bailiffs.
    • In 1464 the Colchester bailiffs dismissed one of their sergeants for concealing private quarrels from the court, settling them himself, and pocketing the amercements, as well as for refusing to obey the orders of the bailiffs.
    • Each is to levy and collect all fines, rents, farms and amercements due from his ward and execute, diligently and without fraud or negligence, all commands and instructions occurring in relation to his ward.
    Synonyms
    penalty, financial penalty, fine, fee, charge, sanction, punitive action, penance

Origin

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).

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