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Mulct

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

A fine imposed on the conviction of an offense. An imposition laid on ships or goods by a company of trade for the maintenance of consuls and the like. It is obsolete in the latter sense, and but seldom used in the former.

MULCTA DAMNUM FAMAE NON IRROgat

A fine does not impose a loss of reputation.

Code, 1. 54; Calv. Lex.