Etymology

mulct

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Today it means: A fine or penalty, especially a pecuniary one. Full definition →

Middle French mulcter ← Latin mulcta
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  1. Latin · derived frommulcta“penalty, fine”
  2. Middle French · borrowed frommulcter“to fine, punish”
  3. English todaymulct

From Middle French mulcter (“to fine, punish”), from Latin mulcta (“penalty, fine”). Possibly a doublet of milk.

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