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amerce

/əˈmɜːrs/verb

Definition

To punish by imposing a fine; to exact a monetary penalty.

Modern Equivalent

fine / penalize

Usage Notes

Used of judges imposing fines as punishment. 'They shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver.'

Example Verse

And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.
Deuteronomy 22:19