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   mulct

   /mʌlkt/

   verb

   • 1. extract money from (someone) by fine or taxation: "they have turned mulcting taxpayers into an art form"
   • ▪ take money or possessions from (someone) by fraudulent means: "a rapacious old woman who would never miss the few dollars mulcted of her"

   noun

   • 1. a fine or compulsory payment.

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Latin mulctare, multare, from mulcta ‘a fine’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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