mulct

noun

1. money extracted as a penalty

   Synonym:    fineamercement

verb

1. impose a fine on
   1. he was fined for littering

2. deprive of by deceit
   1. He swindled me out of my inheritance
   2. She defrauded the customers who trusted her
   3. the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change

   Synonym:    victimizeswindlerookgoldbricknobblediddlebuncodefraudscamgypgiphornswoggleshort-changecon