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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Mulct

/mŭlkt/ · IPA /mʌlkt/
01 n. A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.
  1. 1.
    A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.
  2. 2.
    A blemish or defect.[Obs.]
Syn. Amercement; forfeit; forfeiture; penalty.
02 v. t. To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine.
imp. & p. p. Mulcted; p. pr. & vb. n. Mulcting
  1. 1.
    To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine.
  2. 2.
    Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline.[Obs.]