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amerciament
amerciament (əˈmɜːsɪəmənt) n a variant form of amercementamercement, amerciament1. punishment or penalty applied at the discretion of a court or other authority, as contrasted with a penalty predetermined by statute.
2. the imposing of such a penalty. — amercer, n.See also: PunishmentAmerciament
AMERCIAMENT, AMERCEMENT, English law. A pecuniary punishment arbitrarilyimposed by some lord or count, in distinction from a fine which is expressedaccording to the statute. Kitch. 78. Amerciament royal, when the amerciamentis made by the sheriff, or any other officer of the king. 4 Bl. Com. 372. ThesaurusSeeamercement |