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- pronunciation:
- muhlkt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a fine, tax, or penalty.
- synonyms:
- fine, forfeit, penalty
- similar words:
- punishment, sanction
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| related words: |
fine, forfeit, penalty, punishment |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
mulcts, mulcting, mulcted |
| definition 1: |
to obtain (money or something of value) or take something of value from (a person) by fraud.
- similar words:
- bilk, cheat, deceive, defraud, embezzle, fleece, misappropriate, rook, swindle
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| definition 2: |
to impose a fine or forfeit on, as a punishment.
- synonyms:
- fine
- similar words:
- confiscate, penalize, punish
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| related words: |
bilk, blackmail, clip, deprive, misappropriate, punish |
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