Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fine \Fine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fined}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Fining}.] [From {Fine}, a.]
   1. To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to
      fine gold.

            It hath been fined and refined by . . . learned men.
                                                  --Hobbes.

   2. To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.;
      as. to fine the soil. --L. H. Bailey.

   3. To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a
      ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.

            I often sate at home On evenings, watching how they
            fined themselves With gradual conscience to a
            perfect night.                        --Browning.

Source : WordNet®

fined
     adj : punished by the imposition of a penalty [syn: {penalized}, {penalised}]