finable
UK: ˈfaɪnəbl | US: ˈfaɪnəbl
adj. capable of being fined (subject to a monetary penalty)
adj. able to be refined or purified (archaic/rare usage)
The word "finable" combines "fine," derived from Latin finis (originally meaning "end" or "boundary," later evolving to denote a monetary penalty for transgressing limits), with the suffix "-able," from Latin -abilis, indicating capability. Historically, "fine" also carried the sense of refinement (from Latin finire, "to finish/purify"), giving "finable" its rare alternate meaning. The modern legal sense dominates, reflecting the word's logical progression from "imposing a penalty" to "being liable to one."
Parking in this zone is finable by up to $100.
The contract states that violations are finable at the employer's discretion.
In medieval times, even minor offenses were finable under feudal law.
(Archaic) The crude ore was finable through a laborious smelting process.
The new regulations make previously overlooked actions finable offenses.