fined

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

penalized \penalized\ adj. Subjected to a penalty. [Narrower terms: fined, mulcted] [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

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]

fined \fined\ adj. subjected to punishment by a fine.

Syn: mulcted. [WordNet 1.5]

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