criminal fine
Monetary legal punishment
A criminal fine is a monetary penalty imposed by a court as punishment for a crime, distinct from civil fines for regulatory violations.
Fines may be the sole penalty or accompany imprisonment or probation: The judge imposed a criminal fine of $50,000 in addition to two years' incarceration.
Unlike restitution paid to victims, criminal fines go to the government.
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- slap on the wristTrivially lenient penalty
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
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criminal fineimprisonment
Legal detention in jail
incarceration · jail time · prison sentence · capital punishment · death penalty
criminal fineacquittal
Formal clearing of charges
not guilty verdict · compensation · victim compensation · dismissal · exoneration
criminal fineacquittal
Formal clearing of charges
exoneration · dismissal · pardon · not guilty verdict · charges dropped
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