formal <正式>
with obj.
1- extract money from by fine or taxation处…以罚金; 向…征税。
1.1
mulct something of
take money or possessions from (someone) by fraudulent means骗取（或诈取）（某人）钱财：a rapacious old moneybag who would never miss the few dollars mulcted of her.
从不放过从她身上骗得几个小钱的贪婪的老守财奴。
- a fine or compulsory payment罚金; 强制规定的收费。
词源
late 15th cent.: from Latin mulctare, multare, from mulcta 'a fine'.