verb
- to defraud or swindle someone of money
- to punish by imposing a fine
Usage: formal
Usage: formal; legal
noun
- a fine or penalty
Usage: formal; legal
Examples
- The dishonest contractor mulcted his clients out of thousands of dollars.
- She was mulcted of her inheritance by a fraudulent investment scheme.
- The court mulcted the company for violating environmental regulations.
- Traffic violators were mulcted heavily during the safety campaign.
- The judge imposed a substantial mulct for the regulatory violation.
- He paid the mulct rather than contest the citation in court.