Amerce :: Amerce (v. t.) To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court; as, the amerced the criminal in the sum on the hundred dollars..

Amerce :: Amerce (v. t.) To punish, in general; to mulct..

Amerceable :: Amerceable (a.) Liable to be amerced.

Amerced :: Amerced (imp. & p. p.) of Amerc.

Amercement :: Amercement (n.) 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.].

Amercer :: Amercer (n.) One who amerces.

Amerciament :: Amerciament (n.) Same as Amercement.

Amercing :: Amercing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Amerc.

Commerce :: Commerce (n.) The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; esp. the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic..

Commerce :: Commerce (n.) Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.

Commerce :: Commerce (n.) Sexual intercourse.

Commerce :: Commerce (n.) A round game at cards, in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade..

Commerce :: Commerce (v. i.) To carry on trade; to traffic.

Commerce :: Commerce (v. i.) To hold intercourse; to commune.

Commerced :: Commerced (imp. & p. p.) of Commerc.

Commercial :: Commercial (a.) Of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages; commercial relations..

Commercialism :: Commercialism (n.) The commercial spirit or method.

Commercially :: Commercially (adv.) In a commercial manner.

Commercing :: Commercing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Commerc.

Gramercy :: Gramercy (interj.) A word formerly used to express thankfulness, with surprise; many thanks..

Grand Mercy :: Grand mercy () See Gramercy.

Hammercloth :: Hammercloth (n.) The cloth which covers a coach box.

Intramercurial :: Intramercurial (a.) Between the planet Mercury and the sun; -- as, the hypothetical Vulcan is intramercurial..

Mercable :: Mercable (a.) Capable of being bought or sold.

Mercantile :: Mercantile (a.) Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial..

Mercaptal :: Mercaptal (n.) Any one of a series of compounds of mercaptans with aldehydes.

Mercaptan :: Mercaptan (n.) Any one of series of compounds, hydrosulphides of alcohol radicals, in composition resembling the alcohols, but containing sulphur in place of oxygen, and hence called also the sulphur alcohols. In general, they are colorless liquids having a strong, repulsive, garlic odor. The name is specifically applied to ethyl mercaptan, C2H5SH. So called from its avidity for mercury, and other metals..

Mercaptide :: Mercaptide (n.) A compound of mercaptan formed by replacing its sulphur hydrogen by a metal; as, potassium mercaptide, C2H5SK..

Mercat :: Mercat (n.) Market; trade.

Mercatante :: Mercatante (n.) A foreign trader.

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