pecuniary+penalty

  • 11penalty — An elastic term with many different shades of meaning; it involves idea of punishment, corporeal or pecuniary, or civil or criminal, although its meaning is generally confined to pecuniary punishment. Allied v. Graves, 261 N.C. 31, 134 S.E.2d 186 …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 12pecuniary — pecuniarily /pi kyooh nee air i lee/, adv. /pi kyooh nee er ee/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to money: pecuniary difficulties. 2. consisting of or given or exacted in money or monetary payments: pecuniary tributes. 3. (of a crime, violation, etc.)… …

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  • 13pecuniary — /pəˈkjuniəri / (say puh kyoohneeuhree), / nəri/ (say nuhree) adjective 1. consisting of or given or exacted in money: pecuniary penalties. 2. of or relating to money: pecuniary affairs. 3. (of an offence, etc.) entailing a money penalty. {Latin… …

  • 14pecuniary — adj. 1 of, concerning, or consisting of, money (pecuniary aid; pecuniary considerations). 2 (of an offence) entailing a money penalty or fine. Derivatives: pecuniarily adv. Etymology: L pecuniarius f. pecunia money f. pecu cattle …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 15pecuniary — pe•cu•ni•ar•y [[t]pɪˈkyu niˌɛr i[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or consisting of money 2) (of a legal offense) involving a money penalty or fine • Etymology: 1495–1505; < L pecūniārius, der. of pecūnia property, money (pecūn , der. of pecū… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16On penalty of — Penalty Pe nal*ty, n.; pl. {Penalties}. [F. p[ e]nalit[ e]. See {Penal}.] 1. Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17Under penalty of — Penalty Pe nal*ty, n.; pl. {Penalties}. [F. p[ e]nalit[ e]. See {Penal}.] 1. Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 18fine — 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… …

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  • 19Funke v. France — was a legal case heard by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in September 1992, with the court publishing its judgement on February 25, 1993. The case was given to the Court in December 1991, the application had been made in February 1984 …

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  • 20mulct — /malkt/ A penalty or punishment imposed on a person guilty of some offense, tort, or misdemeanor, usually a pecuniary fine or condemnation in damages. A forfeit, fine, or penalty. To sentence to a pecuniary penalty or forfeiture as a punishment;… …

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