Vocabulary : Amerced to Americanization

Amerced : of Amerce
Amercement : The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a fine,in that the latter is, or was originally, a fixed and certain sum prescribed by statue for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See Affeer.]
Amercer : One who amerces.
Amerciament : Same as Amercement.
Amercing : of Amerce

American : Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians. ;; Of or pertaining to the United States. ;; A native of America; -- originally applied to the aboriginal inhabitants, but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America, and especially to the citizens of the United States.
American plan : In hotels, aplan upon which guests pay for both room and board by the day, week, or other convenient period; -- contrasted with European plan.
American Protective Association : A secret organization in the United States, formed in Iowa in 1887, ostensibly for the protection of American institutions by keeping Roman Catholics out of public office. Abbrev. commonly to A. P .A.
Americanism : Attachment to the United States. ;; A custom peculiar to the United States or to America; an American characteristic or idea. ;; A word or phrase peculiar to the United States.
Americanization : The process of Americanizing.

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