criminal fines
Court-ordered monetary punishments
Criminal fines are monetary penalties imposed by courts as punishment for crimes.
Unlike civil fines, which resolve disputes between parties, criminal fines are part of sentencing—often alongside imprisonment or probation: The judge ordered restitution plus a criminal fine of $10,000.
For corporations, criminal fines may reach billions of dollars in cases involving fraud or environmental violations.
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
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- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- court costsExpenses from lawsuits
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