Definition of restitution
1 : an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such asa : a restoration of something to its rightful ownerb : a making good of or giving an equivalent for some injury
2 : a legal action serving to cause restoration of a previous state
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Examples of restitution in a Sentence
the restitution of her stolen property
He was ordered to make restitution to the victim.
Recent Examples of restitution from the Web
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The disgraced Floyd County attorney was sentenced in absentia Friday to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $170 million in restitution.
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His plea deal required him to perform 100 hours of community service as a doctor, as well as pay fines and restitution and agree never to seek public office again.
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Mr. Wildstein, 55, was instead sentenced to three years’ probation, 500 hours of community service and more than $20,000 in fines and restitution.
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Though students are seeking redress through the liquidation, a $639-million claim filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could deliver them restitution.
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A Springboro man was sentenced Friday in federal court to serve 15 years in prison and pay $32 million in restitution to the victims of a $70 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded hundreds of investors.
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The $10 billion buyback and restitution program kicked off in November 2016, part of Volkswagen’s larger $15 billion TDI settlement that also includes fines and environmental remediation.
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He could be fined up to $250,000 more and likely will face additional restitution orders from the court.
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Wednesday brought clarification, if not restitution.
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Origin and Etymology of restitution
Middle English restitucioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin restitution-, restitutio, from restituere to restore, from re- + statuere to set up — more at statute
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RESTITUTION Defined for English Language Learners
restitution
playDefinition of restitution for English Language Learners
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: the act of returning something that was lost or stolen to its owner
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: payment that is made to someone for damage, trouble, etc.
Law Dictionary
restitution
playLegal Definition of restitution
1a : a restoration of something to its rightful owner b : a making good of or giving an equivalent for some injury
2a : the equitable remedy of restoring to an aggrieved party that which was obtained in unjust enrichment b : a remedy for breach of contract that consists of restoring the aggrieved party to the status quo that existed before the contract was made
3 : an amount to be paid for the purpose of restitution ordered to pay restitution to the victim of his crime — compare fine
restitutional
\ˌres-tə-ˈtü-shə-nəl, -ˈtyü-\ adjectiverestitutionary
\ˌres-tə-ˈtü-shə-ˌner-ē, -ˈtyü-\ adjectiverestitutive
\ˈres-tə-ˌtü-tiv, -ˌtyü-\ adjectiverestitutory
\ˌres-tə-ˈtü-tə-rē, -ˈtyü-; rə-ˈsti-tyə-ˌtōr-ē\ adjectiveLearn More about restitution
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