- An
amercement is a
financial penalty in
English law,
common during the
Middle Ages,
imposed either by the
court or by peers. The noun "amercement" lately...
- of Gloucester: "Josce, Jew of Gloucester, owes 100
shillings for an
amerciament for the
moneys which he lent to
those who
against the king's prohibition...
-
following record occurs: "Josce Jew of
Gloucester owes 100
shillings for an
amerciament for the
money which he lent to
those who
against the king's prohibition...
- them
before granted to him, all the issues, fines, forfeitures, and
amerciaments levied of labourers, artificers, regrators, victuallers, and servants...
-
August 1851 An Act for the
better Collection of Fines, Penalties, Issues,
Amerciaments, and
forfeited Recognizances in Ireland.
Emigration from
Scotland Act...
- XVI.
Imbezilling and
purloining the King's goods. XVII. Issues, fines,
amerciaments received by
sheriffs XVIII. Jesuits,
seminaries and
Romish priests excepted...
- Act for the
better Collection of Fines, Penalties, Issues, Deodands,
Amerciaments, and
forfeited Recognizances in Ireland, and for the
Appropriation thereof...
- no
Disturbance of the Free Elections. In
force Electoral Act 1963 6
Amerciaments shall be reasonable, and
according to the Offence.
Criminal Law Act 1967...
- no
Disturbance of Free Elections. —
still in
force (Amercements) c. 6
Amerciaments shall be reasonable, and
according to the Offence. —
repealed by Criminal...
- to do
their suit and
service to the lord of the manor, upon pain of
amerciament. The town
clerk granted the
summons for the
recovery of
debts under 40s...
