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单词 mulctuary
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mulctuaryadj.

Brit. /ˈmʌlktʃʊəri/, /ˈmʌlktʃᵿri/, U.S. /ˈməlk(t)ʃəˌwɛri/
Forms: 1600s mulctuarie, 1600s– mulctuary.
Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: multure n., -ary suffix1.
Etymology: Probably irregularly < multure n. + -ary suffix1, after e.g. sumptuary adj. and n. Compare slightly earlier mulctative adj. and also later mulctary adj.
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.
2. Punishable by a fine. Obsolete.
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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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