mulct vs punishment

mulct

noun
  • A fine or penalty, especially a pecuniary one. 

verb
  • To impose such a fine or penalty. 

  • To swindle (someone) out of money. 

punishment

noun
  • A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime. 

  • Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling. 

  • The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction. 

  • A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution 

How often have the words mulct and punishment occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )