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  2  definitions  found 
 
  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]: 
 
  mulcting 
  n  :  an  attempt  by  speculators  to  defraud  investors  [syn:  {raid}] 




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