fined

Made to pay

Fined is the past tense of fine, meaning to impose a monetary penalty.

Courts fine defendants for violations; employers fine workers for infractions.

She was fined two hundred dollars for speeding.

The company was fined for environmental violations.

The amount often follows directly: fined fifty pounds, fined a thousand euros.

monetary

fee

Payment for service

assessment · payment · penalty · amount · sum · restitution · forfeiture · garnishment · collection · remittance

traffic

ticket

Entry permit slip

violation · infraction · meter · towing · points · license · registration · camera · radar · checkpoint

legal

court

Trial venue or sports surface

sentence · tribunal · prosecution · summons · ruling · hearing · defendant · plaintiff · appeal · judgment

regulatory

compliance

Adhering to requirements

bylaw · statute · zoning · permit · inspection · violation · health · safety · environmental · building

Categories
Opposites
legal penalty type

finedacquitted

Declared legally innocent

exonerated · pardoned · cleared · absolved · found not guilty

monetary direction

finedcompensated

Paid for service rendered

reimbursed · awarded · rewarded · paid · granted

punishment vs. reward

finedrewarded

Given something earned

commended · honored · praised · decorated · recognized

Phrases
Family

fine, finest, define, refined, refine, definition, unrefined, confined, finer

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