1. Plural of amercement; penalties or fines imposed by a court or authority, especially in medieval or historical legal contexts.
Usage: archaic; historical; chiefly British legal history

Examples

• The feudal lord collected amercements from merchants who violated market regulations.
• Medieval court records documented numerous amercements imposed on commoners.
• The king's officials levied amercements against nobles who failed to meet their obligations.
• Amercements were a common form of punishment in 13th-century England.
• The defendant faced substantial amercements for his breach of contract.