hornswoggle vs mulct

hornswoggle is not a noun while mulct is a noun.

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

As verbs, hornswoggle and mulct are synonyms defined as:

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

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

hornswoggle (verb)	mulct (verb)
deprive of by deceit	impose a fine on
	deprive of by deceit