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| a·merce [ ə múrss ] (past and past participle a·merced, present participle a·merc·ing, 3rd person present singular a·merc·es) |
transitive verb |
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1. punish with fine: to punish somebody with a fine
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2. punish arbitrarily: to punish somebody in an arbitrary way
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| [14th century. < Anglo-Norman amercier "place at somebody's mercy (as to the amount of a fine)" < Old French a merci "at (your) mercy"] |
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  a·merce·a·ble adjective |
| a·merce·ment noun |
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