Fine(n.)
- A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct.
Fine(n.)
- A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
Fine(n.)
- A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
Fine(n.)
- To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars.
Fining(n.)
- The process of fining or refining; clarification; also (Metal.), the conversion of cast iron into suitable for puddling, in a hearth or charcoal fire.
Fining(n.)
- That which is used to refine; especially, a preparation of isinglass, gelatin, etc., for clarifying beer.