Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective subjected to punishment by a fine.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
fine .
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Examples
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He had what she called a fined-down look, but concentrated effort of mind and body had given him a hint of distinction.
The Girl from Keller's Harold Bindloss 1905
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If the employers had of been fined from the start this never would have happened.
Arizona governor bucks senator's request over immigration law 2010
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Forcing people to buy healthcare or be fined is not in the constitution.
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Forcing people to buy healthcare or be fined is not in the constitution.
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The bottle of the gall subtracts from thence all the superfluous choler; whence it is brought to another shop or work-house to be yet better purified and fined, that is, the heart, which by its agitation of diastolic and systolic motions so neatly subtilizeth and inflames it, that in the right side ventricle it is brought to perfection, and through the veins is sent to all the members.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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The bottle of the gall subtracts from thence all the superfluous choler; whence it is brought to another shop or work-house to be yet better purified and fined, that is, the heart, which by its agitation of diastolic and systolic motions so neatly subtilizeth and inflames it, that in the right side ventricle it is brought to perfection, and through the veins is sent to all the members.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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The bottle of the gall subtracts from thence all the superfluous choler; whence it is brought to another shop or work-house to be yet better purified and fined, that is, the heart, which by its agitation of diastolic and systolic motions so neatly subtilizeth and inflames it, that in the right side ventricle it is brought to perfection, and through the veins is sent to all the members.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518
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Rep Edwards stated that citizens will not be "fined" for choosing not to purchase health insurance.
No angry mobs, but tough questions at Maryland town hall 2009
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Then we'll get "fined" when we must choose between car insurance or healthcare!
Senate Democrats continue talks on health care compromise 2009
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From 2015, manufacturers will be 'fined' for every car they produce that emits too much carbon dioxide.
Future Fuels 2010
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