diddle vs mulct

diddle is not a noun while mulct is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diddle	No	No	Yes	No
mulct	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, diddle and mulct are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of diddle include bunco, con, defraud, goldbrick, hornswoggle, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize.

diddle (noun)	mulct (noun)
	money extracted as a penalty

diddle (verb)	mulct (verb)
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination	impose a fine on
deprive of by deceit	deprive of by deceit