English → Latin
“amerce” in Latin
multōto punish, to sentence, to fine; to confiscate the assetsprīvōto bereave, deprive, rob or strip of something; to free, set apart, release, deliver from something, relieve ofspoliōto strip, deprive or rob of covering or clothing, uncover, bare, unclothe; to strip, deprive or rob of arms or equipment
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
amerce
multare (in anything, aliqua re): multam imponere (in aliquem). To be amerced, pecunia multari.
Deprive, rob, privare, spoliare, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for amerce?
- The usual Latin words for “amerce” are multō, prīvō, spoliō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.