AMERCEMENT

Amercement

An amercement is a financial penalty in English law, common during the Middle Ages, imposed either by the court or by peers. The term is of Anglo-Norman origin, and literally means "being at the mercy of": a-merce-ment .

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amercement

Noun

  1. A non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture.


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