FINED

Set to 7 different clues across 8 published puzzles, most often “Penalized” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 8 May 2002.

5 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Penalized2 times
The New York Times — Wednesday, 8 May 2002
Slapped in court?once
The New York Times — Wednesday, 4 April 2007
Penalized, as a speederonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 4 May 2004
Like scofflawsonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 2 July 2000
Punished in addition to giving jail timeonce
The New York Times — Monday, 15 November 1999
Let off easy, maybeonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 10 March 1996
Docked, in a wayonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 11 June 1995