amerciableadj.

Brit.

/əˈməːsɪəbl/, U.S.

/əˈmərsiəb(ə)l/,

/əˈmərʃəb(ə)l/

Forms:

α. 1600s– amerceable.

β. 1600s– amerciable.

Origin: A borrowing from French, combined with English elements. Etymons: amerce v., -able suffix, French amerciable.

Etymology: In α. forms < amerce v. + -able suffix, after Law French amerciable (see below); in β. forms directly < Law French amerciable (13th cent. in Anglo-Norman) < amercier amerce v. + -able -able suffix. Compare post-classical Latin amerciabilis (c1290, 1334 in British sources). Compare earlier amerciate v., amerciament n.

Now chiefly historical.

Liable to be amerced.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > fine > [adjective] > liable to be fined

finable1485

amerciable1611

mulctable1658

mulctuarya1702

assessable1818

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Amendable, amerceable, fineable.

a1642 R. Callis Reading of Statute of Sewers (1647) iii. 132 Fine in cases Fineable, and Amerce in cases Amerciable.

1678 M. Hale Historia Placitorum Coronæ (1736) II. 73 The hundred is amerceable for the escape.

1721 W. Hawkins Treat. Pleas Crown II. xxvi. 266 The Defendant is only amerceable in such Action.

1768 F. Buller Introd. Law Nisi Prius ii. 11 It is not actionable to bring an action though there be no good ground for it..the plaintiff..is amerciable pro falso clamore.

1819 J. Chitty Pract. Treat. Criminal Law (new ed.) xiii. 424 He is said..not to be amerceable at all on the return to the first venire.

1865 F. M. Nichols tr. Britton I. 188 He shall be amerciable.

1972 H. M. Jewell Eng. Local Admin. in Middle Ages v. 155 Many amerciable offences were disclosed from coroners' rolls.

1992 W. Ingram Bus. Playing vii. 199 The premature granting of freedom in any of the City livery companies was contrary to City statute, and thus an amerceable offense.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amerciable
释义	amerciableadj. Brit. /əˈməːsɪəbl/, U.S. /əˈmərsiəb(ə)l/, /əˈmərʃəb(ə)l/ Forms: α. 1600s– amerceable. β. 1600s– amerciable. Origin: A borrowing from French, combined with English elements. Etymons: amerce v., -able suffix, French amerciable. Etymology: In α. forms < amerce v. + -able suffix, after Law French amerciable (see below); in β. forms directly < Law French amerciable (13th cent. in Anglo-Norman) < amercier amerce v. + -able -able suffix. Compare post-classical Latin amerciabilis (c1290, 1334 in British sources). Compare earlier amerciate v., amerciament n. Now chiefly historical. Liable to be amerced. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > fine > [adjective] > liable to be fined finable1485 amerciable1611 mulctable1658 mulctuarya1702 assessable1818 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Amendable, amerceable, fineable. a1642 R. Callis Reading of Statute of Sewers (1647) iii. 132 Fine in cases Fineable, and Amerce in cases Amerciable. 1678 M. Hale Historia Placitorum Coronæ (1736) II. 73 The hundred is amerceable for the escape. 1721 W. Hawkins Treat. Pleas Crown II. xxvi. 266 The Defendant is only amerceable in such Action. 1768 F. Buller Introd. Law Nisi Prius ii. 11 It is not actionable to bring an action though there be no good ground for it..the plaintiff..is amerciable pro falso clamore. 1819 J. Chitty Pract. Treat. Criminal Law (new ed.) xiii. 424 He is said..not to be amerceable at all on the return to the first venire. 1865 F. M. Nichols tr. Britton I. 188 He shall be amerciable. 1972 H. M. Jewell Eng. Local Admin. in Middle Ages v. 155 Many amerciable offences were disclosed from coroners' rolls. 1992 W. Ingram Bus. Playing vii. 199 The premature granting of freedom in any of the City livery companies was contrary to City statute, and thus an amerceable offense. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1611
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