3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mulct  \Mulct\,  n.  [L.  mulcta,  multa.] 
  1.  A  fine  or  penalty,  esp.  a  pecuniary  punishment  or  penalty. 
 
  2.  A  blemish  or  defect.  [Obs.] 
 
  Syn:  Amercement;  forfeit;  forfeiture;  penalty. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  Hence  to  deprive  of  to  withhold  by  way  of  punishment  or 
  discipline.  [Obs.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  mulct 
  n  :  money  extracted  as  a  penalty  [syn:  {fine},  {amercement}] 
  v  1:  deprive  of  by  deceit;  "He  swindled  me  out  of  my  inheritance" 
  [syn:  {swindle},  {rook},  {nobble},  {diddle},  {bunco},  {defraud}, 
  {gyp},  {con}] 
  2:  impose  a  fine  on  [syn:  {fine}] 

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