What is another word for Mulcting?

Pronunciation: [mˈʌlktɪŋ] (IPA)

Mulcting is a term used to describe the act of being defrauded or cheated out of something. There are several synonyms for this term, including swindle, cheat, bilk, fleece, and scam. While these words may have slightly different connotations, they all refer to the act of deceiving someone for personal gain. Other synonyms for mulcting may include con, grift, hustle, and rip-off. These words are often used in the context of financial fraud or deception, but can also be used in more general settings where someone is being taken advantage of. Regardless of the word used, mulcting is always a dishonest and unfair practice that should be avoided.

What are the hypernyms for Mulcting?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Mulcting

Paddington, on Margaret Hefferman's testimony, had assuredly succeeded in Mulcting the promoter, Rockamore, of a large sum in a clear case of blackmail, but on the face of it there was no proof that it was connected with the matter of Pennington Lawton's insolvency.
"The Crevice"
William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
He wrote in his book, confirming the sentence, and Mulcting me in six francs for the costs of the case.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
From such a slight cause ensued a tremendous uproar from Kingaru-chief of the village-who, with his brother-chiefs of neighbouring villages, numbering in the aggregate two dozen wattled huts, had taken counsel upon the best means of Mulcting the Musungu of a full doti or two of Merikani, and finally had arrived at the conviction that the act of burying a dead horse in their soil without "By your leave, sir," was a grievous and fineable fault.
"How I Found Livingstone"
Sir Henry M. Stanley

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