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Lordandmaster -> RE: Word Fight (4/23/2006 7:48:38 PM)
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Well, yes, but it's more complicated than that. An "amercement" is a penalty, usually a fine, that a court imposes at its discretion, but what's interesting is that it's typically a LIGHTER fine than what the defendant would be obliged to pay for a specific offense. In other words, if you commit some kind of traffic violation, and plead your case, the judge could impose, as an amercement, a lighter fine than what the law stipulates. But sometimes it's used just to mean any arbitrary penalty.
"Phylogeny" is another one of the few scientific terms I know. It means the evolutionary development of a species.
Edited to add: Oops, looks like I'm too late. And yes, we agree on Ate now.
Next one..."ptarmic"...and I'm off to watch the Sopranos for a while.
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ORIGINAL: Tikkiee
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amercement"
a penalty or a fine
"Phylogeny"
As Lordandmaster said, I always understood that Ate was a Greek Goddess. Maybe I should check and see if there are more definitions lol.
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