(1) Consider article 20, replacing the ancient word “amerce” with the modern “sanction”: “A free man shall not be [sanctioned] for a trivial offence except in accordance with the degree of the offence … but not so heavily as to deprive him of his livelihood … and none of the aforesaid [sanctions] shall be imposed save by the oath of reputable men”.
(2) It abounds in such terms as wainage , amercement , socage , novel disseisin , mort d’ancestor and distraint .
Mercer
Definition:
(n.) Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or woolens.
Example Sentences:
(1) The litigation revealed that Mr Mercer, who had a history of infiltrating peace groups such as CND, had disguised his dealings with BAE from his home in Loughborough.
(2) (Mercer claims CAAT's confidential documents were sent to him anonymously in a brown paper envelope.
(3) He’s not the first Tory MP to speak out about the problem of housing yourself while rich: Johnny Mercer told the Telegraph that he was so incensed by the cost of London property that he brought his family boat up from the south coast, moored it in east London, and stays there several nights a week.
(4) A spokeswoman for the standards commissioner, Kathryn Hudson, said she had not yet received Mercer's self-referral and would consider the case for an investigation once she had had the chance to consider it.
(5) Other accounts report that Nesnick specified that Mercer was born in England.
(6) Cameron also knows that the Commons standards committee met yesterday to decide how severely to admonish a Tory former shadow minister, Patrick Mercer, for breaking parliamentary rules, raising the spectre of more sleaze to come.
(7) Jordy Mercer's job here for Pittsburgh is just not to make an out.
(8) Mercer was caught in a sting by journalist Daniel Foggo, leading to reports by BBC Panorama and the Daily Telegraph.
(9) Mercerization of linen threads for surgical use does not improve their properties.
(10) Amazon already has imprints for cult fiction (47North), thrillers (Thomas & Mercer), romance (Montlake Romance), children's books (Amazon Children's Publishing), foreign literature (AmazonCrossing), as well as its main imprint AmazonEncore, which launched in 2009.
(11) Information presented is based on more than seven years of experience gained by the Cardio-Pulmonary Research Institute through programs in Seattle, Mercer Island, and Yakima, WA, and in Portland, OR.
(12) After the police officers were killed last year, Patrick Mercer, an MP and ex-army officer, said: "These grenades are readily available on the black market and easy to conceal on your person and use.
(13) The 70-year-old politician was cheered by members of the public as he launched Ukip's campaign in the Nottinghamshire seat, which was vacated when former Tory Patrick Mercer resigned due to a lobbying scandal.
(14) While the Koch brothers remain coy about their candidate preferences, a number of billionaire donors in the Koch network, including hedge fund chieftains Paul Singer and Robert Mercer, have either made large donations to Super Pacs supporting candidates, or are expected to do so.
(15) (University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia), and F. V. Mercer.
(16) According to the 2014 Mercer Global Financial list of the world’s cleanest cities , Calgary, Canada’s oil capital was top of the cleanliness pile, followed by Adelaide, Honolulu, Minneapolis and Kobe.
(17) The latest row came after Farage shied away from standing in the Newark byelection which is expected to be held in June after the resignation of the former Conservative frontbencher Patrick Mercer.
(18) This plays well with the Tory party, though to judge from the leaked remarks of a member of the party's anti-European right like Patrick Mercer – who is reported to regard Mr Cameron as "a most despicable creature without any real redeeming features" – the prime minister is simply feeding a dog which will always bite him.
(19) Asked if he had over-reacted by demanding Mr Mercer's resignation - his first sacking as party leader - Mr Cameron broke off from an engagement in Birmingham to say: "I think the right thing is for Patrick to return to the backbenches."
(20) During this time, Mercer served in a number of countries, including Northern Ireland, where he completed nine tours.