And the elders of that city shall take that man and
chastise him; and they shall AMERCE him in an hundred
shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the
damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a
virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put
her away all his days. (Deuteronomy 22:18-19)

amerce
vt.
amerced, a[merc4ing 5ME amercen < Anglo-Fr amercier < OFr a merci, at the mercy of6
1 to punish by imposing an arbitrarily determined fine
2 to punish generally
a[merce4ment
n.