amerce

a·merce

A0249600 (ə-mûrs′)tr.v. a·merced, a·merc·ing, a·merc·es Law To punish by fine or other penalty.

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[Middle English amercen, from Anglo-Norman amercier, from à merci, at the mercy of : à, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + merci, mercy (from Latin mercēs, wages).]

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a·merce′a·ble adj.a·merce′ment n.

amerce

(əˈmɜːs) vb (tr) 1. (Law) law to punish by a fine2. (Historical Terms) to punish with any arbitrary penalty[C14: from Anglo-French amercier, from Old French à merci at the mercy (because the fine was arbitrarily fixed); see mercy] aˈmerceable adj aˈmercement n aˈmercer n

a•merce

(əˈmɜrs)

v.t. a•merced, a•merc•ing. 1. to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute. 2. to punish by inflicting any discretionary or arbitrary penalty. [1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French amercier to fine, derivative of (estre) a merci (to be) at (someone's) mercy. See a-⁵, mercy] a•merce′a•ble, adj. a•merce′ment, n. a•merc′er, n.

amerce

Past participle: amerced
Gerund: amercing

Imperative
amerce
amerce

Present
I amerce
you amerce
he/she/it amerces
we amerce
you amerce
they amerce

Preterite
I amerced
you amerced
he/she/it amerced
we amerced
you amerced
they amerced

Present Continuous
I am amercing
you are amercing
he/she/it is amercing
we are amercing
you are amercing
they are amercing

Present Perfect
I have amerced
you have amerced
he/she/it has amerced
we have amerced
you have amerced
they have amerced

Past Continuous
I was amercing
you were amercing
he/she/it was amercing
we were amercing
you were amercing
they were amercing

Past Perfect
I had amerced
you had amerced
he/she/it had amerced
we had amerced
you had amerced
they had amerced

Future
I will amerce
you will amerce
he/she/it will amerce
we will amerce
you will amerce
they will amerce

Future Perfect
I will have amerced
you will have amerced
he/she/it will have amerced
we will have amerced
you will have amerced
they will have amerced

Future Continuous
I will be amercing
you will be amercing
he/she/it will be amercing
we will be amercing
you will be amercing
they will be amercing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been amercing
you have been amercing
he/she/it has been amercing
we have been amercing
you have been amercing
they have been amercing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been amercing
you will have been amercing
he/she/it will have been amercing
we will have been amercing
you will have been amercing
they will have been amercing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been amercing
you had been amercing
he/she/it had been amercing
we had been amercing
you had been amercing
they had been amercing

Conditional
I would amerce
you would amerce
he/she/it would amerce
we would amerce
you would amerce
they would amerce

Past Conditional
I would have amerced
you would have amerced
he/she/it would have amerced
we would have amerced
you would have amerced
they would have amerced

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	amerce - punish with an arbitrary penalty amerce - punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the courtpenalise, penalize, punish - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
	2.	amerce - punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the courtfine, ticket - issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!"amerce - punish with an arbitrary penalty

amerce

verbTo impose a fine on:fine, mulct, penalize.