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noun

ˈməlkt How to pronounce mulct (audio)
Definition of mulctnext
as in penalty
a sum of money to be paid as a punishment the loan shark usually imposed a mulct of an additional 20% on overdue payments

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verb

as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats trying to mulct the insurance company for an accident that never happened

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  1. penalty
  2. cheat
  3. fine
  4. pluck
  5. squeeze
  6. sting
  7. hustle
  8. stick
Noun
  • Pressure On Biden From the Left Biden is facing pressure to commute the sentences of the 40 federal inmates sitting on death row before President-elect Donald Trump, a death penalty advocate, takes office.
    David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The Ducks appeared to intentionally leave 12 men on defense late on Ohio State’s final drive of the game, intentionally committing the five-yard penalty in return for four crucial seconds bled off the clock.
    David Ubben, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of penalty
Verb
  • Congressman/Senator/President Lyndon Baines Johnson was a monstrous piece of work who cheated his way to power from his teens on.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
  • After all, the man lost to Georgia State while cheating.
    Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of cheat
Noun
  • For those with restitution orders of court fines, the BOP suggests a minimum for participation in the program of $25/quarter, an affordable amount for many.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • College poohbahs have met in fancy hotel ballrooms and kicked around fines, suspensions, forfeits, banning offenders, etc.
    David Whitley, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of fine
Verb
  • Idiosyncratic boutique hotels are sprouting up, too, complete with creature comforts and artwork plucked from booming art scenes.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Trump is plucking several House lawmakers to serve in his administration, creating vacancies that will be filled in April or beyond.
    David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of pluck
Verb
  • As the country navigates an ongoing housing supply shortage that has squeezed many Americans out of the market, rising insurance premiums in vulnerable areas could add to the affordability pressure already felt by homebuyers and homeowners, weighing more heavily on older citizens.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Working in batches, place grated potatoes and onion in a kitchen towel; squeeze firmly over a medium bowl to remove excess liquid.
    Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of squeeze
Verb
  • Unfortunately, Ronnie’s rough morning gets worse when she’s stung by a jellyfish.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Matthew Boyd will be joining the team that defeated the Cleveland Indians in the 2016 World Series, a fact that still stings with fans of Cleveland baseball.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of sting
Verb
  • On a special episode (first released on November 28, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: Americans hustle.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
  • As the clock ticked on with under 30 seconds remaining, Williams hustled to get the offense set before throwing a pass as time expired which fell incomplete to Rome Odunze meaning the game was over and the Bears lost.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of hustle
Verb
  • But nothing ever seems to stick, and that's because no experiment has given any hint that quarks and leptons are composite particles.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Barton appears to enjoy juxtaposing the banality of Helen’s life as a wife and mother—flawlessly hosting her husband’s holiday work party, sticking jewels on a crown for a Nativity costume—with the extravagant action of her secret life.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of stick
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