'Mulct' definitions:
Definition of 'mulct'
From: WordNet
noun
Money extracted as a penalty [syn: fine, mulct, amercement]
verb
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" [syn: victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con]
verb
Impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"
Definition of 'Mulct'
From: GCIDE
- Mulct \Mulct\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mulcted; p. pr. & vb. n. Mulcting.] [L. mulctare, multare.]
- 1. To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Mulctary
Definition of 'Mulct'
From: GCIDE
- Mulct \Mulct\, n. [L. mulcta, multa.]
- 1. A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A blemish or defect. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Amercement; forfeit; forfeiture; penalty. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'mulct'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amerce,
- amercement,
- beat,
- beguile of,
- bilk,
- bleed,
- bunco,
- burn,
- cheat,
- chisel,
- chouse,
- chouse out of,
- claim,
- cog,
- cog the dice,
- con,
- cozen,
- crib,
- damages,
- defraud,
- demand,
- diddle,
- distrain,
- distraint,
- distress,
- do in,
- do out of,
- escheat,
- escheatment,
- estreat,
- euchre,
- exact,
- finagle,
- fine,
- flam,
- fleece,
- flimflam,
- fob,
- forfeit,
- forfeiture,
- fudge,
- gouge,
- gull,
- gyp,
- have,
- hocus,
- hocus-pocus,
- levy a distress,
- milk,
- pack the deal,
- penalty,
- pigeon,
- practice fraud upon,
- require,
- rook,
- scam,
- sconce,
- screw,
- sell gold bricks,
- shave,
- shortchange,
- stack the cards,
- stick,
- sting,
- sweat,
- swindle,
- take a dive,
- thimblerig,
- throw a fight,
- victimize