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fine

a monetary penalty imposed in criminal matters. Itmaybe accepted in instalments, and in some cases, essentially based on means, the court may remit (extinguish) the fine. In the UK there are maximum levels of fines laid down for certain offences. Some levels are changed every so often in accord with the change in the value of money. There are sometimes statutory equivalent periods of imprisonment laid down for failure to pay fines.
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D'un jour a l'autre II, 1938, Leonor Fini, oil on canvas, 92x 73cm.
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Nel secondo caso, quello previsto dal Codice attuale per le fondazioni non autonome, si tratta invece di redditi di beni che vengono amministrati per i fini. I beni cioe, nel secondo caso, vengono considerad solo in quanto producono redditi.
Le fondazioni non autonome. Aspetti canonistici
"In this area, Johnny set a standard that allowed all of us to see what could be accomplished," Fini said.
Moore `set the standard'
The vote of confidence that just took place finalized Berlusconi's divorce with the leader of the Italian right, Fini. In both cases, Berlusconi won, but he has paid a heavy price.
The Berlusconi paradox
Applause broke out and Mr Fini quickly ended the session.
Berlusconi survives vote as Rome burns; Protests after Italian leader defies odds
The scuffles that forced the brief suspension of voting broke out as one of Mr Fini's defectors announced her vote in favour of Mr Berlusconi.
Violence erupts in Rome after Berlusconi survives
Italo Bocchino, a spokesman for Fini's Future and Freedom movement, said in an interview with La Stampa newspaper that there should now be a national unity government without Berlusconi that could include the centre-left opposition.
Resignations hit Italian government
Berlusconi and Fini jointly created the People of Freedom Party (PDL) in 2008 to unite the centre-right, but Fini set up his own movement, the Future and Freedom for Italy (FLI), after the prime minister expelled him last July.
Italy faces a government crisis
"This story has gone around the world and has embarrassed Italy," the Telegraph quoted Fini, the co-founder of the governing People of Freedom party, as saying.
Berlusconi an embarrassment to Italy, says former deputy
In a statement to the press after talks with Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, Gianfranco Fini said the Moroccan autonomy initiative "is the only proposal that can be accepted by the European Union and Italy."
President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies hails Moroccan autonomy proposal
Fini highlighted, in a meeting with his Moroccan counterpart Abdelouahed Radi, Morocco's special place in the Mediterranean region as a model for stability, coexistence and tolerance, a statement by the Moroccan Lower House said.
Morocco, a model for stability, coexistence and tolerance in Mediterranean region, Italian official
Senators who used to support Fini have finally sided with Berlusconi, thus
Berlusconi''s gov''t wins confidence vote

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