Syn. -- Amercement; forfeit; forfeiture; penalty.
Mulct, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mulcted; p. pr. & vb. n. Mulcting.] [L.
mulctare, multare.] 1. To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by
imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine.
2. Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or
discipline. [Obs.]
{ Mulc"ta*ry (?), Mulc"tu*a*ry (?), } a. Imposing a pecuniary penalty;
consisting of, or paid as, a fine.
Fines, or some known mulctuary punishments.
Sir W. Temple.
Mule (ml), n. [F., a she-mule, L. mula, fem. of mulus; cf. Gr. my`klos,
mychlo`s. Cf. AS. ml, fr. L. mulus. Cf. Mulatto.] 1. (Zoöl.) A hybrid
animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare,
sometimes a horse and a she-ass. See Hinny.
Mules are much used as draught animals. They are hardy, and proverbial
for stubbornness.
2. (Bot.) A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the pistil of
one species with the pollen or fecundating dust of another; -- called
also hybrid.