单词 | mulctuary |
释义 | mulctuaryadj. rare. 1. That punishes by a fine. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > fine > [adjective] > that punishes by a fine pecuniary1610 mulctuary1615 1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. L7v He [sc. a judge] wishes fewer Lawes, so they were better obseru'd: and for those are Mulctuary [1616 Mulctuarie], he [etc.]. 1854 J. Lynd Class-bk. Etymol. (at cited word) Mulct, mulctuary. 1968 Punch 25 Sept. 421/2 The taxes used to buy the state industries were collected by savage mulctuary imposts on the rich. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > fine > [adjective] > liable to be fined finable1485 amerciable1611 mulctable1658 mulctuarya1702 assessable1818 a1702 A. Grey Deb. House of Commons 1667–94 anno 1689 (1763) IX. 255 Determine what crimes shall be capital, and what mulctuary, before you begin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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