fine 1 n [Anglo-French fin fine & Medieval Latin finis end, boundary, agreement, payment for release or privilege, monetary penalty, from Latin finis end, boundary]
1: a sum imposed as punishment for an offense compare restitution
2: a forfeiture or penalty paid to an injured party in a civil action
fine 2 vt fined, fin·ing: to impose a fine on: punish by fine
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.