Associations to the word «Mulct»
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Wiktionary
MULCT, noun. (legal) A fine or penalty, especially a pecuniary one.
MULCT, verb. To impose such a fine or penalty.
MULCT, verb. To swindle (someone) out of money.
Dictionary definition
MULCT, noun. Money extracted as a penalty.
MULCT, 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".
MULCT, verb. Impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering".
Wise words
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