definition of
[mulct]

[1] #1 mulct n. [fine, amercement] money extracted as a penalty. wn

[2] #2 mulct v. [victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con] deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change". wn

[3] #3 mulct v. impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering". wn