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i was fined vs i got a fine

Both phrases are correct, but their meanings are slightly different. 'I was fined' is used to describe the action of being legally penalized with a fine. 'I got a fine' is used to express the outcome of receiving a fine.

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Last updated: September 04, 2024

i was fined

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe being penalized with a fine.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone has been penalized with a fine for a particular reason or offense.

Examples:

I was fined for parking in the wrong spot.
He was fined for speeding on the highway.

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I was fined thirty dollars for speeding.
I was fined for selling cigarettes
And I was fined.
I was found guilty and fined $533.
Ken was fined 7,000 yen for speeding.
The bank was fined 536 million dollars.
White House was fined $300,00, which means the tax payers paid it.
On 15 October, Eduard Limonov, one of the leaders of The Other Russia coalition, was fined 1000 roubles.
A driver travelling through France was fined EUR 750 for falling 15 minutes short of his full rest period.
She was fined 4200000 Belarusian roubles for carrying out so-called illegal charity work.
She was fined three kroner for exercising a dog in a public place without a lead.
On 19 August 2010 Dariusz Gasperowicz, director of the Vilnius district bus depot, was fined 450 litas for having bilingual signs on minibuses.
On 6 October 2009 Oleg Orlov was fined and ordered to retract public statements following a defamation lawsuit brought against him by the President of the Republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.
He was fined 20% of the international match fee ($2,800), or about 0.05% of his annual salary.
But all it says here is that she was fined $300 for loitering on April 2012.
In the framework of this investigation two of the co-defendants have pleaded guilty and one of them was fined.
In addition, he was fined GBP 15 by way of a victim fee.
Pashkevich was fined for organising an 'illegal mass action', the term used to describe a protest by a handful of people.
For example, in 2003 Greece was fined EUR 20000 a day for tolerating an illegal landfill on the island of Crete.
I will explain: I should make it clear that the rapporteur refused to cooperate with the Spanish legal system and was fined for it.

Alternatives:

I received a fine
I got fined

i got a fine

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express the outcome of receiving a fine.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone has received a fine as a consequence of their actions or behavior.

Examples:

I got a fine for littering in the park.
She got a fine for not wearing a seatbelt.

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I got a fine and 3 points taken off my license.
I got a fine the other day for a book I'd never even heard of.
Sure, I got a fine horse under me!
I've got a fine husband for you: an old fireman.
I've got a fine bed at my place.
I've got a fine - for fly tipping.
I've got a fine, silky hole, sir.
I've got a fine, silky hole, sir.
I think you've got a fine brain, Jack.
I got a-a fine line... a force...
I just got a speeding fine.
I got a BA in Fine Arts, and my brother...
I just got a $3,000 fine from Judge Mclntyre for missing my own hearing.
I just got an e-mail saying I got a $50 fine for a lost book I've never even heard of.
Body was wrapped in a fine cloth, very fine.
Absaroka county wishes you all a fine evening...
A fine addition to any program.
Brandacci joins perfect technique with a fine sensitivity of interpretation.
He put up a fine house.
Your friend makes a fine speech.

Alternatives:

I was fined
I was given a fine

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