poena (general term): multa (especially a fine). To condemn to a penalty, poenam statuere in aliquem (Suet.); poenam constituere alicui (Caes.); poenam irrogare alicui (Quint.; ☞ poenam irrogare not before time of emperors; multam irrogare alicui (Cic.) was the act of the accuser, or tribune of the people, proposing that the penalty should be so much): To condemn to a penalty of so much, multam (with genitive of the amount) imponere or alicui dicere (both Liv.). I am willing to suffer the penalty of the law, non recuso, quo minus legis poenam subeam (Nep., Epam., 8, 2): to subject one’s self to a penalty, poenam or multam committere. Vid :, also PUNISHMENT.