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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 It is obsolete in the latter sense, and but seldom used in the former.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 penalty or punishment imposed on a person guilty of some offense, tort or misdemeanor, usually a pecuniary fine or condemnation in damages. See Cook v. Marshall County, 119 Iowa, 384, 93 N. W. 372, 104 Am. St. Rep. 283.

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."