Definition of "mulcting" []

• Present participle of mulct. (verb)

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• "That is, unless Mr. Dayton saved the day by mulcting $2.7 billion more in taxes from higher-income taxpayers."
• "The system you see today is nothing but a prolonged mulcting of students and their parents."
• "Although this statement lakes nuance and makes too bold a contrast, Abd al-Rahman's penchant for mulcting the commercial classes in Afghanistan was well known to British officials."