noun
surcharge; monetary penalty; administrative fine
A financial penalty imposed by a regulatory authority, distinct from criminal fines (罰金). Often used in antitrust, securities, or tax contexts.
独占禁止法違反で課徴金が科された。
A surcharge was imposed for violating the Antimonopoly Act.
証券取
The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission issued an administrative monetary penalty payment order.
過料 is a minor administrative fine for ordinance violations, generally smaller in scale and less formal than 課徴金, which targets economic law violations.
Compound of 課 (impose, levy), 徴 (collect, levy), and 金 (money). The term was coined in Japanese legal contexts to describe a specific type of administrative monetary penalty.