The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
penalized \penalized\ adj.
Subjected to a penalty. [Narrower terms: fined, mulcted]
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fine \Fine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fined (f[imac]nd); p. pr. &
vb. n. Fining.] [From Fine, a.]
1. To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to
fine gold.
[1913 Webster]
It hath been fined and refined by . . . learned men.
--Hobbes.
[1913 Webster]
2. To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.;
as. to fine the soil. --L. H. Bailey.
[1913 Webster]
3. To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a
ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.
[1913 Webster]
I often sate at home
On evenings, watching how they fined themselves
With gradual conscience to a perfect night.
--Browning.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
fined \fined\ adj.
subjected to punishment by a fine.
Syn: mulcted.
[WordNet 1.5]