2. Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Mulcted — Mulct Mulct, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mulcted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mulcting}.] [L. mulctare, multare.] 1. To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to deprive of;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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mulct — (v.) late 15c., to punish by a fine, from M.Fr. mulcter to fine, punish (15c.), from L. mulctare, altered (Barnhart calls it false archaism ) from multare punish, to fine, from multa penalty, fine, perhaps from Oscan or Samnite [Klein]. Sense of… … Etymology dictionary
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