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- Dictionarymulct/mʌlkt/
verb
- 1. extract money from (someone) by fine or taxation: "they have turned mulcting taxpayers into an art form"
noun
- 1. a fine or compulsory payment.
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1. : to punish by a fine. 2. a. : to defraud especially of money : swindle. b. : to obtain by fraud, duress, or theft. Did you know? The Multi-Layered Mulct. A fine assessed as a penalty for an infraction is generally considered justifiable. Fraud, on the other hand, is wrong—it's just the sort of thing that deserves a fine.
MULCT definition: 1. to make someone pay money, as a fine (= a punishment) or in tax: 2. a payment that you are…. Learn more.
MULCT meaning: 1. to make someone pay money, as a fine (= a punishment) or in tax: 2. a payment that you are…. Learn more.
to deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc.; swindle. to obtain (money or the like) by fraud, extortion, etc. to punish (a person) by fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
mulct. (mŭlkt) n. A penalty such as a fine. tr.v. mulct·ed, mulct·ing, mulcts. 1. To penalize by fining or demanding forfeiture. 2. To take (something) from another person by means of unseemly or deceptive methods.
3 meanings: 1. to cheat or defraud 2. to fine (a person) 3. a fine or penalty.... Click for more definitions.
1. to punish by a fine or by depriving of something. [...] 2. to extract (money, etc.) from (someone), as by fraud or deceit. [...] 3. a fine or similar penalty. [...] More. Conjugations of 'mulct' present simple: I mulct, you mulct [...] past simple: I mulcted, you mulcted [...] past participle: mulcted. More. Synonyms of 'mulct'