amercement
amercement n. (1)(尤指法庭视情节轻重对滥用职权的官员判定的)罚金；刑罚 (2)罚金；惩罚 该词源于法语「estre a merci」，意指「完全受…的支配」；源于拉丁文「merces」，意指「惩罚」。 (=cashlite; merciament)
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amercement
amercement ([schwa]-m[schwa]rs-m[schwa]nt), n. [fr. Law French estre à merci “to be at the mercy (of another),” fr. Latin merces “payment”] 1. The imposition of a discretionary fine or penalty by a court, esp. on an official for misconduct (an amercement proceeding). 2. The fine or penalty so imposed (an amercement charged to the sheriff for
capias pro fine， or misericordia
capias pro fine， or misericordia 〈拉〉罚金判决 旧时，如果裁决被告胜诉，原告将因其虚假请求〔false claim〕而被判罚金〔amercement〕；但是如果裁决原告胜诉，那么在所有存在实际暴力的诉讼〔actions vi et armis〕中，或在被告错误地否认自己的行为时，将要对被告判处罚金〔capiatur pro fine〕；在其他情况下，则对被告判处罚金〔amercement〕。但自1693年起，在判决中列入罚金〔misericordia〕或罚金〔capiatur〕条款的做法已被废除。
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green wax
green wax. (pl.) Hist. An Exchequer order (an estreat) directing a sheriff to collect the fines and amercements listed in the order. • The name derives from the color of the wax that the Exchequer used on the estreat to certify its authenticity. See ESTREAT(1).
extracta curiae
extracta curiae (ek-strak-t[schwa] kyoor-ee-ee). Hist. The issues or profits of holding a court, arising from customary dues, fees, and amercements.
fledwite
fledwite n. (英格兰古法) (1)(对罚金的)免除 逃犯因自愿交纳罚款〔fine〕或因赦免而不再被认为违反王国秩序〔within the king’s peace〕后，对其应交罚金〔amercement〕的免除。 (2)(逃犯为不再被认为违反王国秩序而交纳的)罚款(=fletwit; flitwit; flightwite)
franchise court
franchise court. Hist. A privately held court that (usu.) exists by virtue of a royal grant, with jurisdiction over a variety of matters, depending on the grant and whatever powers the court acquires over time. • In 1274, Edward I abolished many of these feudal courts by forcing the nobility to demonstrate by what authority
amerce
amerce ([schwa]-m[schwa]rs), vb. 1. To impose a fine or penalty that is not fixed but is left to the court’s discretion; to punish by amercement. 2. To fine or punish in any manner. — amerceable ([schwa]-m[schwa]r-s[ schwa]-b[schwa]l), amerciable ([schwa]-m[schwa]r-see-[schwa]-b[ schwa]l), adj. “There were two more aspects to this financial scheme of permitting suitors to use
fledwite
fledwite (fled-wIt). Hist. 1. A discharge from an amercement (a fine) for a fugitive who voluntarily surrenders to the monarch. 2. The fine set on a fugitive as the price for obtaining freedom. 3. The right to hold court and take an amercement for the offenses of beating and striking. — Also spelled fleduite. —
affeeror
affeeror ([schwa]-feer-[schwa]r), n. Hist. An official responsible for assessing amercements in cases in which no precise penalty is given by statute.