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.

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.

Merce :: Merce (v. t.) To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce.

Mercenaria :: Mercenaria (n.) The quahog.

Mercenarian :: Mercenarian (n.) A mercenary.

Mercenaries :: Mercenaries (pl. ) of Mercenar.

Mercenarily :: Mercenarily (adv.) In a mercenary manner.

Mercenariness :: Mercenariness (n.) The quality or state of being mercenary; venality.

Mercenary :: Mercenary (a.) Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers..

Mercenary :: Mercenary (a.) Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.

Mercenary :: Mercenary (n.) One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service..

Mercer :: Mercer (n.) Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or woolens..

Mercership :: Mercership (n.) The business of a mercer.

Mercery :: Mercery (n.) The trade of mercers; the goods in which a mercer deals.

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