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Mulct (Verb)

Meaning 1

Impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Examples

  • The city would mulct drivers who ignored the speed limit and endangered others.
  • The company was forced to mulct its reckless employees for violating safety protocols.
  • The judge decided to mulct the defendant for not attending the court hearing.
  • The council voted to mulct anyone who failed to pay their local taxes on time.
  • The state officials announced plans to mulct gas-guzzling car owners in an effort to reduce emissions.

Hypernyms

  • Impose

Related Words

  • Mulct (noun)

Meaning 2

Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her";.

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Examples

  • The lawyer was accused of attempting to mulct his clients out of their life savings through false promises and deceitful practices.
  • The wealthy businessman was able to mulct the unsuspecting investors by misrepresenting the potential returns on their investment.
  • She knowingly tried to mulct the bank out of its money through forgeries and identity theft.
  • The unscrupulous financial advisor was found guilty of trying to mulct his clients out of their retirement funds.
  • The con artist mulcted several elderly people out of their life savings by selling them worthless shares in a fake company.

Synonyms

  • Rook
  • Victimize
  • Goldbrick
  • Con
  • Diddle
  • Scam
  • Bunco
  • Hornswoggle
  • Swindle
  • Nobble
  • Short-change
  • Defraud

Hypernyms

  • Cheat
  • Rip Off
  • Chisel

Hyponyms

  • Short
  • Short-change
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