Mulct Definition

mulct
noun
  1. money extracted as a penalty
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"
  2. impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"

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