Mulct
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Anderson (1889)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
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 It is obsolete in the latter sense, and but seldom used in the former.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.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
A pecuniary punishment; a flna
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
' A fine imposed for an offense; a penalty. Defendants in actions of tort, against whom damages are awarded, are sometimes said to be " mulcted in damages:" and parties who will be required to pay the costs of an issue or issues determined against them, as," mulcted in the costs."