amerceable


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a·merce

 (ə-mûrs′)
tr.v. a·merced, a·merc·ing, a·merc·es Law
To punish by fine or other penalty.
[Middle English amercen, from Anglo-Norman amercier, from à merci, at the mercy of : à, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + merci, mercy (from Latin mercēs, wages).]
a·merce′a·ble adj.
a·merce′ment n.
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