mulcting

English

Verb

mulcting

1. present participle and gerund of mulct

Noun

mulcting (plural mulctings)

1. The imposition of a fine or penalty.
   • 1889, Rudyard Kipling, The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney:

     There was a palanquin, for the up-keep of which we were forced to pay nine-tenths of our monthly wage. On such mulctings Dearsley Sahib allowed us to make obeisance to him before the palanquin.