mulct vs diddle

mulct is a noun but diddle is not a noun.

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

As verbs, mulct and diddle are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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