monetary penalties
Fees for violations
Monetary penalties are fines or financial charges imposed as punishment for violations of law, regulations, or contractual obligations.
Courts levy monetary penalties for crimes, agencies impose them for regulatory infractions, and contracts may specify them for breaches: The company faced steep monetary penalties for environmental violations.
The term emphasizes that the consequence is payment rather than imprisonment or other sanctions.
- finesMonetary sanctions or particles
- speeding finePenalty for excessive velocity
- parking ticketFine for illegal parking
- feesCosts for services
- late feePenalty for overdue payment
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monetary penaltiesimprisonment
Legal detention in jail
incarceration · jail time · prison sentence · physical punishment · corporal punishment
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Benefits given for merit
incentives · commendations · honors · bonuses · prizes
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