But if servants misbehave themselves, or leave their places, not being regularly discharged, they ought to be amerced or punished. |
The fines are so numerous that it almost appears that every person on the estate was amerced from time to time. |
Such presentments are made by a set of at least twelve men, and the presented person is amerced there and then. |
Exporting the goods whose exporting is forbidden by general regulative administrative deeds, shall be amerced to administrative fine of the two times bonded value of the goods. |
Earls and barons shall be amerced only by their peers, and only in accordance with the seriousness of the offense. |
I have been thrust into prison, and amerced in a heavy fine. |