1215, earlier amercy, Anglo-French amercier "to fine," from merci "mercy, grace" (see mercy). The legal phrase estre a merci "to be at the mercy of" (a tribunal, etc.) was corrupted to estre amercié in an example of how a legalese adverbial phrase can become a verb (see abandon). The sense often was "to fine arbitrarily."
Frans hom ne seit amerciez pour petit forfet. [Magna Charta]
Related: Amercement; amerciable.
双语例句
1. To disobedient company the worker amerce of overwork requirement breaks the law.
对不服从公司加班要求的职工罚款是违法的.
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2. The thing that you touch is too much also, return amerce!
