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单词 amerciament
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amerciament


amerciament

(əˈmɜːsɪəmənt) n a variant form of amercement

amercement, amerciament

1. punishment or penalty applied at the discretion of a court or other authority, as contrasted with a penalty predetermined by statute.
2. the imposing of such a penalty. — amercer, n.
See also: Punishment

Amerciament


AMERCIAMENT, AMERCEMENT, English law. A pecuniary punishment arbitrarilyimposed by some lord or count, in distinction from a fine which is expressedaccording to the statute. Kitch. 78. Amerciament royal, when the amerciamentis made by the sheriff, or any other officer of the king. 4 Bl. Com. 372.

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