Meaning of AMERCEMENT in Hindi

Use in sentences of दण्ड

Meaning of AMERCEMENT in English

• The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a fine,in that the latter is, or was originally, a fixed and certain sum prescribed by statue for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See Affeer.]
• The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a fine,in that the latter is, or was originally, a fixed and certain sum prescribed by statue for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See Affeer.]

Synonyms of ‘दण्ड’

• दण्ड
  INFLICTION, DISCIPLINE, LESSON, FORFEITURE, LESSONS, AMERCEMENT,

Antonyms of ‘दण्ड’

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