fineable
8.0
Required to pay money as a punishment
- adjective
- /ˈfaɪnəbl/
- Formal
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sancionable
- Italy, the country that earlier this year declared it a fineable offense to tell a man he has no balls, convicted seven seismologists of manslaughter on Monday for failing to adequately assess the risk of a 2009 earthquake that ended up killing 309 people.
Examples
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Driving under the influence is a fineable offense in many states.
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Not wearing a seatbelt while driving is considered a fineable violation.
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Littering in the park can lead to a fineable penalty from local authorities.
Synonyms
7.9
Required to pay money when you break a rule
is the spelling form written with the middle letter e
9.9
Able to be fined for a crime, with the fine set by a judge
is broader, covering any liability to a monetary penalty not only judge discretion
6.9
May get a ticket or fine for breaking a law
is about being subject to a monetary penalty rather than just a citation
Antonyms
Surface Forms
fineable positive
Morphology
Etymology
Fineable is made from fine (a money penalty) and the ending -able, which means 'able to be'. The fine part goes back to Latin finis meaning 'end' because a fine was originally a payment to bring an end to a case, so fineable means 'able to be punished by a money payment'.