mulct

名词 mulct:

1. money extracted as a penalty
   同义词：fine, amercement

动词 mulct:

1. deprive of by deceit
   同义词：victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con
2. impose a fine on

1. John was mulcted in￡500 by the court.
   约翰被法庭罚款500英镑。

mulct

n.（名词）
A penalty such as a fine.
罚金：一种惩罚如罚款
v.tr.（及物动词）
mulct.ed,mulct.ing,mulcts
To penalize by fining or demanding forfeiture.
处以罚金：罚款或强制没收以示惩罚
To acquire by trickery or deception.
诈骗：用骗局或欺骗的手段来获得
To defraud or swindle.
骗取；诈取

来源：
From Middle English multen [to fine]
源自 中古英语 multen [罚款]
from Latin mult3re, mulct3re
源自 拉丁语 mult3re, mulct3re
from mulcta [fine]
源自 mulcta [罚金]