A financial penalty imposed on a person found in contempt of court, payable to HM Paymaster General (rather than to the other party). It is one of the penalties available to the court alongside committal to prison and sequestration of assets.
In Plain English
A money penalty you have to pay the government if the court decides you have broken the rules or ignored an order.
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