mulcting

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of mulct

noun

1. The imposition of a fine or penalty.

   “There was a palanquin, for the up-keep of which we were forced to pay nine-tenths of our monthly wage. On such mulctings Dearsley Sahib allowed us to make obeisance to him before the palanquin.”