mulct

/mʌlkt/
Học thuật
Thân thiện
mulct

A judge orders the man to pay a mulct for littering in the park.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A monetary penalty or fine: "mulct" refers to a sum of money that is taken as a punishment for an offense or violation.

  2. Verb:

    • To impose a fine upon; to penalize by requiring a payment of money: This meaning involves punishing someone by making them pay money.
    • To deprive or swindle someone of money or property by deceit or fraud: This meaning involves obtaining something through trickery or deception.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The court imposed a heavy mulct on the company for violating environmental regulations.
    • The traffic violation resulted in a mulct of two hundred dollars.

  • Verb (to impose a fine):

    • The city council voted to mulct residents who fail to properly sort their recycling.
    • The judge mulcted the defendant for contempt of court.

  • Verb (to swindle):

    • The dishonest contractor mulcted the elderly couple out of their life savings.
    • He was accused of mulcting investors with a fake cryptocurrency scheme.
Advanced Usage
  • Legal and Archaic Tone: The word "mulct" is often used in formal, legal, or somewhat archaic contexts. In modern everyday English, words like "fine" (noun/verb) or "swindle" are more common.
    • The ancient law allowed the king to mulct his subjects for minor infractions.
Variants and Related Words
  • Mulctation (n, rare): The act of mulcting; imposition of a fine.
  • Fine (n/v): A more common synonym for a monetary penalty.
  • Penalty (n): A punishment for breaking a law or rule.
  • Forfeit (n/v): Something lost or surrendered as a penalty.
Synonyms
  • Noun (penalty): Fine, penalty, forfeit, amercement.
  • Verb (to fine): Fine, penalize, amerce.
  • Verb (to swindle): Swindle, defraud, cheat, fleece, con, bilk, gyp.
Related Phrases and Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Mulct" is not commonly used to form phrasal verbs. The actions are typically expressed with prepositions.) - To mulct someone of something: This is the standard construction for the swindling meaning. - The scam artist mulcted the victims of their jewelry.

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms specifically using the word "mulct." The concept is expressed by more common terms like "fine" or "swindle.")

mulct

A judge orders the man to pay a mulct for littering in the park.

Noun
  1. money extracted as a penalty
Verb
  1. impose a fine on
    • he was fined for littering
  2. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa