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Verb: amerce  u'murs
  1. Punish with an arbitrary penalty
     
  2. Punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court

Derived forms: amerced, amercing, amerces

Type of: fine, penalise [Brit], penalize, punish, sanction, ticket

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amenorrheic
amenorrhoea
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amenorrhoeic
Amen-Ra
ament
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Amentiferae
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amercement
amerciable
America
American
American agave
American alligator
American aloe
American angelica tree
American antelope
American arborvitae