Meaning of "amerce" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AMERCE

From Anglo-French amercier, from Old French à merci at the mercy (because the fine was arbitrarily fixed).

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF AMERCE

amerce  [əˈmɜːs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMERCE

Amerce is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb amerce in English.

WHAT DOES AMERCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Amercement

An amercement is a financial penalty in English law, common during the Middle Ages, imposed either by the court or by peers. The noun "amercement" lately derives from the verb to amerce, thus: the King amerces his subject, who offended some law. The term is of Anglo-Norman origin,, and literally means "being at the mercy of": a-merce-ment. While it is often synonymous with a fine, it differs in that a fine is a fixed sum prescribed by statute and was often voluntary, while an amercement is arbitrary. Amercements were commonly used as a punishment for minor offenses, as an alternative to imprisonment.

Definition of amerce in the English dictionary

The definition of amerce in the dictionary is to punish by a fine. Other definition of amerce is to punish with any arbitrary penalty.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AMERCE

PRESENT

Present

I amerce

you amerce

he/she/it amerces

we amerce

you amerce

they amerce

Present continuous

I am amercing

you are amercing

he/she/it is amercing

we are amercing

you are amercing

they are amercing

Present perfect

I have amerced

you have amerced

he/she/it has amerced

we have amerced

you have amerced

they have amerced

Present perfect continuous

I have been amercing

you have been amercing

he/she/it has been amercing

we have been amercing

you have been amercing

they have been amercing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I amerced

you amerced

he/she/it amerced

we amerced

you amerced

they amerced

Past continuous

I was amercing

you were amercing

he/she/it was amercing

we were amercing

you were amercing

they were amercing

Past perfect

I had amerced

you had amerced

he/she/it had amerced

we had amerced

you had amerced

they had amerced

Past perfect continuous

I had been amercing

you had been amercing

he/she/it had been amercing

we had been amercing

you had been amercing

they had been amercing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will amerce

you will amerce

he/she/it will amerce

we will amerce

you will amerce

they will amerce

Future continuous

I will be amercing

you will be amercing

he/she/it will be amercing

we will be amercing

you will be amercing

they will be amercing

Future perfect

I will have amerced

you will have amerced

he/she/it will have amerced

we will have amerced

you will have amerced

they will have amerced

Future perfect continuous

I will have been amercing

you will have been amercing

he/she/it will have been amercing

we will have been amercing

you will have been amercing

they will have been amercing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would amerce

you would amerce

he/she/it would amerce

we would amerce

you would amerce

they would amerce

Conditional continuous

I would be amercing

you would be amercing

he/she/it would be amercing

we would be amercing

you would be amercing

they would be amercing

Conditional perfect

I would have amerce

you would have amerce

he/she/it would have amerce

we would have amerce

you would have amerce

they would have amerce

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been amercing

you would have been amercing

he/she/it would have been amercing

we would have been amercing

you would have been amercing

they would have been amercing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you amerce
we let´s amerce
you amerce

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to amerce

Past participle

amerced

Present Participle

amercing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF AMERCE

Find out the translation of amerce to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of amerce from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «amerce» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 的罚款
• Translator English - Spanish: Amerce
• English: amerce
• Translator English - Hindi: जुर्माना करना
• Translator English - Arabic: amerce
• Translator English - Russian: amerce
• Translator English - Portuguese: amerce
• Translator English - Bengali: অর্থদণ্ডে দণ্ডিত করা
• Translator English - French: amerce
• Translator English - Malay: Amerce
• Translator English - German: Stücken auferlegen
• Translator English - Japanese: amerce
• Translator English - Korean: amerce
• Translator English - Javanese: Amerce
• Translator English - Vietnamese: phạt
• Translator English - Tamil: amerce
• Translator English - Marathi: दंड
• Translator English - Turkish: para cezası vermek
• Translator English - Italian: amerce
• Translator English - Polish: amerce
• Translator English - Ukrainian: amerce
• Translator English - Romanian: amerce
• Translator English - Greek: amerce
• Translator English - Afrikaans: beboeten
• Translator English - Swedish: amerce
• Translator English - Norwegian: amerce

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMERCE»

Discover the use of amerce in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to amerce and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

A Treatise on Copyholds: Customary Freeholds, Ancient ...

The jury present that E. M. hath diverted a certain ancient watercourse, running from to , and amerce him in the sum of 40a. The jury also present that J. W, bath obstructed the free passage of the street called — . within the jurisdiction of this ...

John Scriven (serjeant at law.), 1823

The Complete Court-keeper, Or, Land-steward's Assistant: ...

George H. Philip P. Henry J. J J First, The said Homage present and amerce all customary Tenants of this Manor, who have not appeared at this Court to do their Suit and Service, at 6 d. each of them. Alfo they present, That John R. was lately ...

Giles Jacob, 1764

The Jurisdiction of the Court Leet exemplified in the ...

Election. The jurors cannot ascertain the fine, but only the affeerors. 2 Keble, 613. The jury must amerce to a certain sum, which may be mitigated and affeered by. others, and therefore these oflices cannot be confounded. Hob. 129. 3 Leo. 206.

Joseph Ritson, 1816

A History of Lay Judges

Bench was reported as agreeing that "Antiently two were sworn to affeere; now the same jury do both"; and Lord Holt on this as well as another occasion stated his own view that "If the jury amerce to a particular sum, there is no need of an ...

John Philip Dawson, 1960

The Records of the Admiralty Court of York

Item we present Mr. Belton of Stainer Hall for suffering Certaine thornes and trees to grow by the side of the River Ouze betwixt Nomans Friend and Selby Common which hinders the hailing up of vessells and doe amerce him the summe of 4//.

John Stanley Purvis, 1962

Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates:

If, indeed, I were rich, I would amerce myse in such a sum as I should be able to pay; for then I should have suffered nl harm, but now—for I can not, unless you are willing to amerce me in such 1 sum as I am able to pay. But perhaps I could ...

Plato, 2014

The Monthly Mirror

221. Under Agleji, i. e. wrong, awry, is a very ingenious suggestion respecting the a privativa in Greek. " AMERCE. To impose on venial offenders a pecuniary mulct . The term breathes the high and dignified tone and spirit of the feudal system, ...

J. Wright, 1807

How Socrates Died

Such, however, is the case, as I affirm, O Athenians! though it is not easy to persuade you. And at the same time I am not accustomed to think myself deserving of any ill. If, indeed, I were rich, I would amerce myself in such a sum as I should be ...

The Eighteenth-century Constitution, 1688-1815: Documents ...

We the Jury of this Leet Upon the Presentment of the Market Lookers for ffish and mesh do Amerce (To witt) James Green of Stockport for Exposeing to Sale unmarketable Beef the Sume of fforty Shillings. John Sidebotham of Stockport for the ...

E. Neville Williams, 1965

The Compleat Mineral Laws of Derbyshire: Taken from the ...

Taken from the Originals. ... fo neglecting feverally apiece ten Shillings to the Lord of the Manour. ART. VIII. Item, We amerce Mr. Edw. Ajh for concealing three Difhes of Ore from Lawyers Grove 10 s. ART. IX. Item, We amerce Humphry ...

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9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMERCE»

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Talbot Gardens: Home of the Norfolk Vikings?

But with Norfolk council in the heat of budgets, Fish, who has moved from Toronto to Simcoe to amerce himself full time on the project, admitted ... «www.norfolknews.ca/, Jan 15»

Magna Carta: 800 years on, we need a new people's charter

Consider article 20, replacing the ancient word “amerce” with the modern “sanction”: “A free man shall not be [sanctioned] for a trivial offence ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»

Magna Carta: what prospects for a Precariat Charter?

Consider Article 20, replacing the ancient word 'amerce' with the modern 'sanction': “A free man shall not be sanctioned for a trivial offence ... «Open Democracy, Jan 15»

Lincs blood feud over a few pieces of turf

This time a royal visitor made the trip to Wrawby to "amerce the loser". This is reputed to be James I, although Mr Briggs refers to him as "Bonnie ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Oct 14»

Reality TV Work: Thankless and Dangerous

We nurse an idea from concept to executing to completion, leaving relationships, friends, families, and social obligations behind to amerce ... «Gawker, Jul 14»

'Made in America' High Fashion Easy to Find at Fashion Week

While it may cost less to produce abroad, Rose said overseas lead times "are so much longer than they are here made in Amerce." Many times ... «ABC News, Sep 13»

10YO Caught Driving a Car in Romania

The authorities will probably amerce the old man for lending his car to a person that doesn't own a driving license. UP NEXT: How to Remove ... «autoevolution, Mar 13»

An Interview with Bruce Dickinson

They get into a groove with a certain type of music and totally amerce themselves in it. I don't think most women necessarily bond in the same ... «Free Gotham, Sep 11»

Coz Carson leaves talk radio, returns to music radio

"Now I am living my dream, I hope to do a lot of fishing and amerce myself into the Caribbean culture. Yea Mon!" Story continues below ↓ ... «Redding News Review, Jan 09»