mulcting
Taking by penalty
Mulcting is the act of extracting money through fine, fraud, or extortion.
To mulct someone is to penalize them financially or swindle them out of what they have: The scheme involved mulcting elderly investors of their savings.
The word carries a sense of exploitation or unjust extraction.
Deception for financial gain
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- conArgument against
- defraudObtain through deceit
- bilkDefraud of payment
cheat · embezzle · deceive · hoodwink · bamboozle · flimflam · fleece · gull
Coercion through damaging threats
- shakedownForceful extraction of payment
- coerceObtain by intimidation
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- threatenPromise harm or punishment
intimidate · pressure · ransom · fleece · wring · strong-arm · gouge · extort
Acceptable in quality
- ticketEntry permit slip
- citationMention of a source
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
infraction · violation · summons · surcharge · forfeiture · levy · assessment · exaction
Compulsory government charge
- titheTenth for clergy
- duesRegular membership payments
- tributeOffering of respect
- exactionForcible collection of dues
assessment · toll · tariff · impost · duty · contribution · extraction · charge
Civil court proceeding
- damagesCompensation for injury
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
liability · judgment · plaintiff · defendant · verdict · indemnity · sue · prosecution
swindle
Deception for financial gain
bilk · cheat · embezzle · deceive · hoodwink · bamboozle · flimflam · fleece · gull · dupe
blackmail
Coercion through damaging threats
- shakedownForceful extraction of payment
- coerceObtain by intimidation
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
threaten · intimidate · pressure · ransom · fleece · wring · strong-arm · gouge · extort · exploit
fine
Acceptable in quality
penalty · infraction · violation · summons · surcharge · forfeiture · levy · assessment · exaction · damages
levy
Compulsory government charge
exaction · assessment · toll · tariff · impost · duty · contribution · extraction · charge · surcharge
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
- damagesCompensation for injury
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- compensationPayment for services rendered
settlement · liability · judgment · plaintiff · defendant · verdict · indemnity · sue · prosecution · adjudication