mulcting

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noun

The imposition of a fine or penalty.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mulct
nounmulcting (plural mulctings)

plural mulctings

  1. The imposition of a fine or penalty.

    There was a palanquin, for the up-keep of which we were forced to pay nine-tenths of our monthly wage. On such mulctings Dearsley Sahib allowed us to make obeisance to him before the palanquin.

    1889, Rudyard Kipling, The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney
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APA

mulcting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mulcting

MLA

“mulcting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mulcting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mulcting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mulcting.

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