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light
Characterized by or filled with light; bright:
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  1. Characterized by or filled with light; bright:
  2. Not harsh or severe:
  3. Having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened:
powdery
Easily made into powder; friable.
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  1. Easily made into powder; friable.
  2. Composed of or similar to powder.
  3. Dusted or covered with or as if with powder.
granular
Like grains or granules
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  1. Like grains or granules
  2. Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains; as, a granular substance. Grainy. Granular limestone, crystalline limestone, or marble, having a granular structure.
  3. Having a high level of detail, as in a set of data:
slender
Of little force or validity; having slight foundation; feeble
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  1. Of little force or validity; having slight foundation; feeble
  2. Small or limited in amount, size, extent, etc.; meager
  3. Thin and delicate in build; gracefully slim:
choice
Of the US Government grade of meat higher than good and lower than prime.
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  1. Of the US Government grade of meat higher than good and lower than prime.
  2. Selected with care; well-chosen:
  3. Of very fine quality:
exceptional
Well above average; extraordinary:
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  1. Well above average; extraordinary:
  2. Constituting, or occurring as, an exception; not ordinary or average; esp., much above average in quality, ability, etc.
  3. Better than the average; superior due to rarity.
select
Singled out in preference; chosen:
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  1. Singled out in preference; chosen:
  2. Of special quality or value; choice:
  3. Choice; excellent; outstanding
well-made
(Literature, Drama) Skillfully constructed or contrived
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  1. (Literature, Drama) Skillfully constructed or contrived
  2. Properly constructed or manufactured.
  3. Well-proportioned; strongly built; skillfully and soundly put together
delicate
Having or showing a sensitive or, sometimes, finicky distaste for what is considered offensive or improper
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  1. Having or showing a sensitive or, sometimes, finicky distaste for what is considered offensive or improper
  2. Easily broken or damaged:
  3. Marked by sensitivity of discrimination:
elegant
(Informal) Excellent; fine; first-rate
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  1. (Informal) Excellent; fine; first-rate
  2. Marked by concision, incisiveness, and ingenuity; cleverly apt and simple
  3. Characterized by dignified richness and grace, as of design, dress, style, etc.; luxurious or opulent in a restrained, tasteful manner
exquisite
Excellent or outstanding, especially by exhibiting or appealing to refined taste:
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  1. Excellent or outstanding, especially by exhibiting or appealing to refined taste:
  2. Extremely subtle or precise:
  3. Carefully done or elaborately made
expensive
Requiring a large expenditure; costly.
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  1. Requiring a large expenditure; costly.
  2. Marked by high prices:
  3. Requiring or involving much expense; high-priced; dear
subtle
Capable of making or noticing fine distinctions in meaning, etc.
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  1. Capable of making or noticing fine distinctions in meaning, etc.
  2. Difficult to understand; abstruse:
  3. Delicately suggestive; not grossly obvious
precise
Strictly distinguished from others; very:
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  1. Strictly distinguished from others; very:
  2. Conforming strictly to rule or proper form:
  3. Distinct and correct in sound or meaning:
distinct
Readily distinguishable from all others; discrete:
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  1. Readily distinguishable from all others; discrete:
  2. Not the same; separate; individual
  3. Clearly defined; unquestionable:
strict
Carefully maintained or observed:
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  1. Carefully maintained or observed:
  2. Conforming completely to established rule, principle, or condition:
  3. Not loose or vague; exact or precise:
penalty
A punishment fixed by law, as for a crime or breach of contract
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  1. A punishment fixed by law, as for a crime or breach of contract
  2. A sum established by a contract to be forfeited in lieu of actual damages in the event of a breach of the contract.
  3. Any unfortunate consequence or result of an act or condition
damages
(Law) The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action.
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  1. (Law) The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action.
forfeit
A thing taken away as a penalty for making some mistake in a game, and redeemable by a specified action
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  1. A thing taken away as a penalty for making some mistake in a game, and redeemable by a specified action
  2. Something that one loses or has to give up because of some crime, fault, or neglect of duty; specif., a fine or penalty
  3. Something that is lost or given up on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement.
penalize
To impose a handicap on; place at a disadvantage:
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  1. To impose a handicap on; place at a disadvantage:
  2. To impose a penalty on; specif., to subject to a handicap in a contest as penalty for the infraction of a rule
  3. To subject (a person) to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or regulation.
mulct
To penalize by fining or demanding forfeiture.
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  1. To penalize by fining or demanding forfeiture.
  2. To extract (money, etc.) from (someone), as by fraud or deceit
  3. To take (something) from another person by means of unseemly or deceptive methods.
exact
To inflict (vengeance or punishment, for example).
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  1. To inflict (vengeance or punishment, for example).
  2. To demand and get by authority or force; insist on
  3. To force payment of; extort
amerce
To punish generally
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  1. To punish generally
  2. To punish by imposing an arbitrarily determined fine
tax
A charge assessed on an individual or on property for the purpose of supporting the functioning of the government. Such charges may be imposed on sale of property or goods, imports, exports, wages and income, privileges, and just about anything else that one can think of. Although usually thought of as being monetary in nature, it is not necessarily so. A charge assessed on an individual or on property for the purpose of supporting the functioning of the government. Such charges may be imposed on sale of property or goods, imports, exports, wages and income, privileges, and just about anything else that one can think of. Although usually thought of as being monetary in nature, it is not necessarily so. The act of imposing a charge upon individuals or property by a government or other taxing authority; to strain or place weight upon.
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  1. A charge assessed on an individual or on property for the purpose of supporting the functioning of the government. Such charges may be imposed on sale of property or goods, imports, exports, wages and income, privileges, and just about anything else that one can think of. Although usually thought of as being monetary in nature, it is not necessarily so. A charge assessed on an individual or on property for the purpose of supporting the functioning of the government. Such charges may be imposed on sale of property or goods, imports, exports, wages and income, privileges, and just about anything else that one can think of. Although usually thought of as being monetary in nature, it is not necessarily so. The act of imposing a charge upon individuals or property by a government or other taxing authority; to strain or place weight upon.
  2. To require to pay a percentage of income, property value, etc. for the support of a government
  3. To assess a tax on (income, property, purchases, etc.)
confiscate
To seize by authority:
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  1. To seize by authority:
  2. To seize by or as by authority; appropriate
  3. To seize (private property) for the public treasury, usually as a penalty
levy
To impose (a tax or fine, for example) on someone.
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  1. To impose (a tax or fine, for example) on someone.
  2. To impose a tax, fine, or other punishment on (a person or business).
  3. To impose or collect (a tax, tribute, fine, etc.)
seize
To take forcibly and quickly; grab
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  1. To take forcibly and quickly; grab
  2. To put in legal possession of a particular thing; assign ownership to
  3. To have a sudden overwhelming effect on:
extort
To obtain (something) by the criminal offense of extortion.
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  1. To obtain (something) by the criminal offense of extortion.
  2. To wrongfully take something of value from another by the threat of force or other coercive measure. To wrongfully take something of value from another by the threat of force or other coercive measure.
  3. To get (money, etc.) from someone by violence, threats, misuse of authority, etc.; exact or wrest (from)
choice
Of the US Government grade of meat higher than good and lower than prime.
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  1. Of the US Government grade of meat higher than good and lower than prime.
  2. Selected with care; well-chosen:
  3. Of very fine quality:
first-class
Of the highest class, rank, excellence, etc.; of the best quality
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  1. Of the highest class, rank, excellence, etc.; of the best quality
  2. Constituting or belonging to the first, highest, or best group in a system of classification:
  3. (Programming) Of, or relating to a treatment like that for a first-class citizen.
prime
First or highest in rank or importance; main:
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  1. First or highest in rank or importance; main:
  2. Highest in quality; excellent:
  3. Being the most desired or suitable example of something:
select
Singled out in preference; chosen:
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  1. Singled out in preference; chosen:
  2. Of special quality or value; choice:
  3. Choice; excellent; outstanding
superior
Showing a feeling of being better than others; haughty
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  1. Showing a feeling of being better than others; haughty
  2. Refusing to give in to or be affected by
  3. Presuming to be or suggesting that one is morally or socially better than others; disdainful or supercilious.
ace
A trademark for an elastic bandage.
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  1. A trademark for an elastic bandage.
  2. Top-notch; first-rate.
  3. (Informal) First-rate; expert
banner
Exceptional; very good.
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  1. Exceptional; very good.
  2. Unusually good; outstanding:
blue-ribbon
(Informal) Preeminent or outstanding of its kind
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  1. (Informal) Preeminent or outstanding of its kind
  2. Designating or of a panel made up of persons specially selected as for their expertise
brag
Exceptionally fine.
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  1. Exceptionally fine.
  2. (Archaic) Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
  3. (Now Rare) First-rate; excellent
capital
Most important or most serious; principal; chief
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  1. Most important or most serious; principal; chief
  2. First and foremost; principal:
  3. Of or relating to financial assets, especially being or related to those financial assets that add to the net worth of a business:
champion
Superior to all others:
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  1. Superior to all others:
  2. Holding first place or prize:
excellent
(Obs.) Excelling; surpassing
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  1. (Obs.) Excelling; surpassing
  2. (Archaic) Being so to an extreme degree.
  3. Of the highest or finest quality; exceptionally good for its kind:
first-class
(Programming) Of, or relating to a treatment like that for a first-class citizen.
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  1. (Programming) Of, or relating to a treatment like that for a first-class citizen.
  2. Constituting or belonging to the first, highest, or best group in a system of classification:
  3. Of the highest class, rank, excellence, etc.; of the best quality
first-rate
Foremost in quality, rank, or importance.
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  1. Foremost in quality, rank, or importance.
  2. Of the highest class, rank, or quality; very good; excellent
prime
Being the most desired or suitable example of something:
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  1. Being the most desired or suitable example of something:
  2. Highest in quality; excellent:
  3. First or highest in rank or importance; main:
quality
Of high quality
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  1. Of high quality
  2. Having a high degree of excellence:
splendid
Admirable for boldness or purity; surpassing:
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  1. Admirable for boldness or purity; surpassing:
  2. Imposing by reason of showiness or grandeur; magnificent:
  3. Very good; excellent; fine
superb
Majestic or magnificent:
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  1. Majestic or magnificent:
  2. Of unusually high quality; excellent:
  3. Extremely fine; excellent
superior
Higher than another in rank, station, or authority:
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  1. Higher than another in rank, station, or authority:
  2. Presuming to be or suggesting that one is morally or socially better than others; disdainful or supercilious.
  3. Of great value or excellence; extraordinary.
terrific
(Informal) Unusually fine, admirable, enjoyable, etc.
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  1. (Informal) Unusually fine, admirable, enjoyable, etc.
  2. Very good or fine; splendid:
  3. Unusually great in degree, intensity, severity, etc.
tiptop
(Informal) At the highest point of excellence, health, etc.
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  1. (Informal) At the highest point of excellence, health, etc.
  2. At the highest point, or top
  3. Excellent; first-rate:
top
Relating to, made up of, or broadcasting the Top 40:
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  1. Relating to, made up of, or broadcasting the Top 40:
  2. Of the highest degree, quality, rank, or amount:
  3. Of or having to do with the Top 40 or the kind of popular music they represent
a-one
(Informal) First-class; first-rate; superior
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  1. (Informal) First-class; first-rate; superior
  2. First-class; excellent.
bully
Dashing, hearty, or jolly
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  1. Dashing, hearty, or jolly
  2. Excellent; splendid:
  3. (Informal) Fine; very good
dandy
(Rare) Of or for a dandy; foppish
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  1. (Rare) Of or for a dandy; foppish
  2. Suggestive of or attired like a dandy; foppish.
  3. Fine; good.
great
Designating a thing or group of things larger than others of the same kind
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  1. Designating a thing or group of things larger than others of the same kind
  2. Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination:
  3. Of a larger size than other, similar forms:
swell
Fashionably elegant; stylish.
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  1. Fashionably elegant; stylish.
  2. Excellent; wonderful:
  3. (Slang) First-rate; excellent
topflight
First-rate; excellent.
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  1. First-rate; excellent.
boss
First-rate; topnotch.
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  1. First-rate; topnotch.
  2. (Informal) Chief
  3. (Slang) Excellent; fine
clear
Containing nothing:
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  1. Containing nothing:
  2. Free from flaw, blemish, or impurity:
  3. Easily perceptible to the eye or ear; distinct:
cloudless
(Weather) Without any clouds.
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  1. (Weather) Without any clouds.
  2. Free from clouds; clear; bright
fair
Free of clouds or storms; clear and sunny:
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  1. Free of clouds or storms; clear and sunny:
  2. Just to all parties; equitable:
  3. Consistent with rules, logic, or ethics:
sunny
(Figuratively, of a person or a person's mood) Cheerful.
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  1. (Figuratively, of a person or a person's mood) Cheerful.
  2. (Of a place) Receiving a lot of sunshine.
  3. (Of weather or a day) Featuring a lot of sunshine.
dusty
Covered with dust; full of dust
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  1. Covered with dust; full of dust
  2. Like dust; powdery
  3. Timeworn; stale:
powdery
Easily crumbled into powder
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  1. Easily crumbled into powder
  2. Easily made into powder; friable.
  3. Of, like, or in the form of powder
pulverulent
Made of, covered with, or crumbling to fine powder or dust.
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  1. Made of, covered with, or crumbling to fine powder or dust.
  2. Consisting of, covered with, or disintegrating into a fine powder; powdery; dusty.
  3. Dusty; crumbly.
delicate
Pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way:
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  1. Pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way:
  2. Fine or soft in touch or skill:
  3. Easily broken or damaged:
finespun
Spun or drawn out to extreme fineness; delicate; fragile
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  1. Spun or drawn out to extreme fineness; delicate; fragile
  2. Delicate and subtle, with fine detail
  3. Extremely or overly subtle
nice
Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle:
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  1. Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle:
  2. Having a pleasant or attractive appearance:
  3. Exhibiting courtesy and politeness:
refined
Free from crudeness or coarseness; cultivated; elegant
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  1. Free from crudeness or coarseness; cultivated; elegant
  2. Characterized by great subtlety, precision, etc.
  3. Made free from other matter, or from impurities; purified
subtle
Difficult to understand; abstruse:
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  1. Difficult to understand; abstruse:
  2. So slight as to be difficult to detect or describe; elusive:
  3. Delicately suggestive; not grossly obvious
delicate
Pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way:
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  1. Pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way:
  2. Fine or soft in touch or skill:
  3. Easily broken or damaged:
nice
Done with delicacy and skill:
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  1. Done with delicacy and skill:
  2. Having a pleasant or attractive appearance:
  3. Exhibiting courtesy and politeness:
subtle
Difficult to understand; abstruse:
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  1. Difficult to understand; abstruse:
  2. Delicately suggestive; not grossly obvious
  3. So slight as to be difficult to detect or describe; elusive:
choice
Of the US Government grade of meat higher than good and lower than prime.
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  1. Of the US Government grade of meat higher than good and lower than prime.
  2. Selected with care; well-chosen:
  3. Of very fine quality:
dainty
Of or showing delicate and refined taste; fastidious
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  1. Of or showing delicate and refined taste; fastidious
  2. Delicately pretty or lovely
  3. Delicious and choice
delicate
Very subtle in difference or distinction.
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  1. Very subtle in difference or distinction.
  2. Fine or soft in touch or skill:
  3. Pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way:
elegant
Marked by concision, incisiveness, and ingenuity; cleverly apt and simple
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  1. Marked by concision, incisiveness, and ingenuity; cleverly apt and simple
  2. Characterized by a sense of propriety or refinement; impressively fastidious in manners and tastes
  3. Characterized by dignified richness and grace, as of design, dress, style, etc.; luxurious or opulent in a restrained, tasteful manner
exquisite
Carefully done or elaborately made
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  1. Carefully done or elaborately made
  2. Excellent or outstanding, especially by exhibiting or appealing to refined taste:
  3. Very beautiful or lovely, esp. in a delicate or carefully wrought way
amercement
The imposition of a discretionary fine or penalty in an amount not set by statute.
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  1. The imposition of a discretionary fine or penalty in an amount not set by statute.
  2. The fine or penalty so imposed.
  3. A non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture.
mulct
To defraud someone.
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  1. To defraud someone.
  2. A penalty such as a fine.
penalty
A punishment fixed by law, as for a crime or breach of contract
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  1. A punishment fixed by law, as for a crime or breach of contract
  2. The disadvantage, suffering, handicap, etc. imposed upon an offender or one who does not fulfill a contract or obligation, as a fine or forfeit; specif., a forfeit paid for withdrawal before maturity of invested funds
  3. Any unfortunate consequence or result of an act or condition
amerce
To punish by imposing an arbitrarily determined fine
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  1. To punish by imposing an arbitrarily determined fine
  2. To punish generally
mulct
To take (something) from another person by means of unseemly or deceptive methods.
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  1. To take (something) from another person by means of unseemly or deceptive methods.
  2. To extract (money, etc.) from (someone), as by fraud or deceit
  3. To penalize by fining or demanding forfeiture.
penalize
To put at a disadvantage
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  1. To put at a disadvantage
  2. To make (an action or a condition) liable to a penalty:
  3. To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
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  • This is a fine meal, do you think?

  • That would be fine with me.

  • What you have on is fine, but if you want to freshen up and wear something else, go ahead.

  • You keep it all in such fine condition.

  • There was a fine line between being frugal and being a miser.

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