Meanings of amercement in English

Pledge for Robert's amercement, Richard Dean of Mareham, who has lay property.

The fixing or assessment of an amercement was termed an affeerment.

Afterwards they made accord and Henry finds security for an amercement.

Sullivan says that both plaintiff's and defendants were liable to amercement.

Pledges for the amercement, Gilbert, Robert's son, and Richard, Haldeng's son.

Pledges for the amercement, Henry of Hungerhill, and Richard Meverell.

Afterwards Eadmer came and withdrew himself, and submitted to an amercement of one mark.

Pledge for the amercement, his father, Ralph, son of Denis.

Pledges for William's amercement, Richard of Bilsby, Elias of Welton.

Pledge for the amercement, Robert Walo.

Robert's amercement, a half-mark.

William's amercement, a half-mark.

And in many other statutes passed after Magna Carta, the terms fine and amercement seem to be used indifferently, in prescribing the punishments for offences.

Her early two-year-old form was behind the likes of Accession and Amercement.

Articles twenty to twenty-two of Magna Carta regulated the assessment of amercements.

To them may be added miscellaneous amercements, for trespasses of divers kinds.