Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
amerce
ub. 1. to impose a fine or penalty that is not fixed but is left to the court's discretion; to punish by amercement. 2. to fine or punish in any manner. - amerceable (a-mar-sa-bal), amerciable (a-mar-see-abal), adj.
amercement
n. [fr. law french estre a merci "to be at the mercy (of another)," fr. latin merces "payment"] 1. the imposition of a discretionary fine or penalty by a court, esp. on an official for misconduct <an amercement proceeding>. 2. the fine or penalty so imposed <an amercement charged to the sheriff for failing to return the writ of execution. - also termed cashlite; (archaically) amerciament; merciament.