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This looks awfully like a dictionary entry. - dcljr 09:31, 31 Jul 2004 (UTC)
A fine is money paid as a financial punishment for the commission of minor crimes or as the settlement of a claim. A synonym, typically used in civil law actions, is mulct.
In the UK fines are imposed for Corporate Manslaughter. Hardly a minor crime. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.138.12.194 ( talk) 22:30, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
The entry states that fines are fair, yet a set fine can obviously be a devestating punishment for a low income person and a minor inconvinience to a high income person. There is a sentence about day fines, but no mention of how they can be considered much more just than a tariff fine. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Calamagrostis ( talk • contribs) 03:45, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
Who gets the money? Suppose a British bank is fined for mis-selling payment protection insurance - who gets the fine money? And how quickly or slowly does the bank have to pay it? Likewise with fines for all sorts of organisations: if they do something wrong and get fined, no reporter ever seems to mention where the fine goes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by UBJ 43X ( talk • contribs) 19:23, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
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This looks awfully like a dictionary entry. - dcljr 09:31, 31 Jul 2004 (UTC)
A fine is money paid as a financial punishment for the commission of minor crimes or as the settlement of a claim. A synonym, typically used in civil law actions, is mulct.
In the UK fines are imposed for Corporate Manslaughter. Hardly a minor crime. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.138.12.194 ( talk) 22:30, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
The entry states that fines are fair, yet a set fine can obviously be a devestating punishment for a low income person and a minor inconvinience to a high income person. There is a sentence about day fines, but no mention of how they can be considered much more just than a tariff fine. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Calamagrostis ( talk • contribs) 03:45, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
Who gets the money? Suppose a British bank is fined for mis-selling payment protection insurance - who gets the fine money? And how quickly or slowly does the bank have to pay it? Likewise with fines for all sorts of organisations: if they do something wrong and get fined, no reporter ever seems to mention where the fine goes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by UBJ 43X ( talk • contribs) 19:23, 2 February 2016 (UTC)