whaina
1. (loan) (verb) (-hia,-tia) to fine (penalise).
Ka whainatia te tangata i ngā kurī pērā kia rima pāuna, ko tēnei ture kua whakamanā i tēnei tau, i a Āperira, 4 o ngā rā, 1878 te tau (TW 24/8/1878:426). / People with dogs like that will be fined five pounds, as this law came into effect this year, 4th April, 1878.
See also whaine
2. (loan) (noun) fine (penalty).
I tata ngā moni a te iwi te tae ki te £200 pāuna te pau ki te utu i aua whaina (TJ 8/12/1898:2). / The money spent by the tribe to pay those fines came close to £200.
