mulct vs short-change

mulct is a noun but short-change is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mulct	Yes	No	Yes	No
short-change	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mulct and short-change are synonyms defined as:

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

As verbs, short-change is a hyponym of mulct; that is, short-change is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mulct:

Other hyponyms of mulct include short.

mulct (noun)	short-change (noun)
money extracted as a penalty

mulct (verb)	short-change (verb)
impose a fine on	cheat someone by not returning him enough money
deprive of by deceit	deprive of by deceit