Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To amerce; mulct; fine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce.
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- verb obsolete To
subject tofine oramercement ; tomulct ; toamerce .
Etymologies
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Examples
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[Middle English, from Old French merci, from Medieval Latin merce-s, from Latin, reward.]
Parole panel denies compassionate release for Manson follower Susan Atkins 2008
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The figure of Com - merce which is entirely new, is not.
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Un sophomore, che da solo ha quasi retto lattacco di Alabama, e che criminal almeno un anno ancora davanti di NCAA potrebbe diventare merce pregiata per i prossimi breeze NFL.
Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009
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Un sophomore, che da solo ha quasi retto lattacco di Alabama, e che criminal almeno un anno ancora davanti di NCAA potrebbe diventare merce pregiata per i prossimi breeze NFL.
Rites of Autumn Blog Archive College Football Awards: i finalisti. admin 2009
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August 29th, 2008 @ 2:01 PM bumbershoot the merce cunningham duo, last year.
recycling : your 2008 bumbershoot survival tips and tricks guide of advice | Seattle Metblogs 2008
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The big man didn't-but not because the merce-nary had voiced an order.
The Chronicles of Riddick Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2004
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The merce-nary just glared down at him, watching his former prisoner winch farther and farther out of reach.
The Chronicles of Riddick Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2004
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βHe has Kalas and all the Allhearts, and all the Kingsmen, and a merce-nary army that at least equals their size,β Duke Bretherford replied.
Immortalis Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 2003
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Mick wanted nothing less than to change history, to move the Nietzschean philosophy into the twenty-first century: the complete control of the com - merce of business and thought.
Second Skin Lustbader, Eric 1995
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He was also advised to tax the locals to amass a war chest and to recruit ogres and other merce-nary troops.
The Black Wing Kirchoff, Mary 1993
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