Fine \Fine\ (f[imac]n), n. [OE. fin, L. finis end, also in LL.,
   a final agreement or concord between the lord and his vassal;
   a sum of money paid at the end, so as to make an end of a
   transaction, suit, or prosecution; mulct; penalty; cf. OF.
   fin end, settlement, F. fin end. See Finish, and cf.
   Finance.]
   1. End; conclusion; termination; extinction. [Obs.] "To see
      their fatal fine." --Spenser.
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            Is this the fine of his fines?        --Shak.
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   2. 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.
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   3. (Law)
      (a) (Feudal Law) A final agreement concerning lands or
          rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
          --Spelman.
      (b) (Eng. Law) 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.
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   Fine for alienation (Feudal Law), a sum of money paid to
      the lord by a tenant whenever he had occasion to make over
      his land to another. --Burrill.

   Fine of lands, a species of conveyance in the form of a
      fictitious suit compromised or terminated by the
      acknowledgment of the previous owner that such land was
      the right of the other party. --Burrill. See Concord,
      n., 4.

   In fine, in conclusion; by way of termination or summing
      up.
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