money extracted as a penalty
[ Syn: fine , amercement ]
mulct (n.)
deprive of by deceit; He swindled me out of my inheritance; She defrauded the customers who trusted her; the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
[ Syn: victimize , swindle , rook , goldbrick , nobble , diddle , bunco , defraud , scam , gyp , gip , hornswoggle , short-change , con ]
impose a fine on; he was fined for littering'