restitution

noun res·ti·tu·tion \ ˌre-stə-ˈtü-shən , -ˈtyü- \

|Updated on: 9 Aug 2018

Examples: restitution in a Sentence

Definition of restitution

1 : an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as

a : a restoration of something to its rightful owner

b : 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

Some see the idea as a continuation of a sweeping judicial reform put in place over the past decade in Mexico, which has sought to decriminalize minor drug offenses and solve more cases through mediation and restitution.

— joshua partlow and david agren, chicagotribune.com, "Mexico's presidential front-runner doesn't want to escalate the drug war," 30 June 2018
Some see the idea as a continuation of a sweeping judicial reform put in place over the past decade in Mexico, which has sought to decriminalize minor drug offenses and solve more cases through mediation and restitution.

— joshua partlow, Washington Post, "Mexico’s presidential front-runner, AMLO, doesn’t want to escalate the drug war," 30 June 2018
The facts in this case do not warrant restitution of the object to Italy.

— New York Times, "Italian Court Says the Getty’s Prized Ancient Bronze Should Be Seized," 13 June 2018
In total, Kimble owes $10,000 in restitution and $250 in attorney’s fees, according to the news station.

— madeline farber, Fox News, "Louisiana man who killed black bear gets $10G fine," 12 July 2018
Uresti’s broke and can’t afford the costs to appeal his conviction, his 12-year prison sentence and the $6.3 million in restitution owed to his victims, according to a new court filing.

— patrick danner, San Antonio Express-News, "Uresti wants taxpayers to pay for his appeal," 11 July 2018
If a federal judge accepts the plea agreement Sept. 10, Santana would be sentenced to approximately time served in federal custody, up to $150,000 restitution to the victims and as much as eight years probation.

— anne ryman, azcentral, "Ex-NAU professor accused of stalking hotshot fire crew members takes plea deal," 10 July 2018
Taneyhill was deeply in debt from unpaid court restitution and child support payments when Uppal approached him at the Volunteers of America shelter in February.

— cynthia hubert, sacbee, "This man cost Sacramento County more in one year than any other homeless person," 8 July 2018
In a case from Orange County, the court on May 31 ruled that the state constitution allows only the Attorney General to seek penalties and restitution on behalf of all state residents.

— greg moran, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Appeals court ruling could affect DA-driven consumer lawsuits," 6 July 2018

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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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First Known Use: 14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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