| 单词 | in amercement |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin amercement 2. Originally Scottish. The imposition of a such a penalty or fine; an instance of this. In early use frequently in in amercement: in the condition of being liable or subject to such an imposition; under penalty. ΚΠ c1430 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1844) I. 70/2 The disseysour sal be in the kingis amercyment. 1456 Extracts Rec. in W. Chambers Charters Burgh Peebles (1872) 111 The suttis callit, the curt effirmyt, ilk absent in amerssiment. a1475 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Godstow Nunnery (1905) i. 101 (MED) Yf the men..trespassed..so that they fille into amersyng or a-mercement, the same Aleyne..shold have a resonable amercement after the maner of the trepasse. 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 48 [The church] wanting the beggarly help of halings and amercements in the use of her powerful Keies. 1714 Assize of Bread sig. Fv Nor utter and sell any measled pork, upon pain of amercement. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xx. 295 Formerly they [sc. common pledges] were of use to answer to the king for the amercement of the plaintiff, in case he were nonsuited. 1817 W. Pitt Topogr. Hist. Staffs. I. 93 All persons owing suit and service to their court..are required to appear, under pain of fine and amercement. 1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece V. ii. xliii. 299 The defeat, the humiliation, and the amercement of the Carthaginians. 1892 B. Harte Col. Starbottle's Client 13 A kind of expiation or amercement by fine, known to the Mosaic, Roman, and old English law. 1921 Yale Law Jrnl. 30 802 This principle [sc. that barons should be amerced by their peers only] was interpreted to exclude the itinerant justice court from the right of amercement. 1996 R. Evans in Z. Ravi & R. M. Smith Medieval Society & Manor Court vii. 249 Despite the amercement of five tenants on 4 November 1316 for not performing this service, it was duly enshrined in the rental of 1333. < as lemmas |
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