restitution

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

|Updated on: 14 Jun 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

The man who hacked their accounts, Edward Majerczyk, took a plea deal and was sentenced to nine months in prison and paid $5,700 in restitution.

— leah juliett, Glamour, "Why Revenge Porn Needs Its Own #MeToo Movement," 4 June 2018
While handing down the 51-month custody term to 29-year-old Daniel Stephen Wray, U.S. District Judge John Houston also ordered him to pay nearly $76,500 in restitution to his victims.

— city news service, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Leader of credit-fraud ring sent to prison," 1 June 2018
Jackie Chaney, also known as Jackie Scott, was also sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Susie Morgan to serve two years of supervised release and to pay $809,605 in restitution, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.

— kim chatelain, NOLA.com, "North Shore woman gets 2 years in prison for tax fraud scheme," 31 May 2018
On Monday, a judge ruled that the teen, whose name has been withheld because of his age, should pay $36.6 million in restitution.

— jake bullinger, Outside Online, "No Teen Should Have to Pay a $36 Million Wildfire Fine," 23 May 2018
Elgin must pay $15,000 in restitution to the trustee’s office and $6,311 to the IRS, the judge said.

— becky jacobs, Post-Tribune, "Ex-Calumet Township trustee gets 1 year and 1 day in prison for public corruption," 23 May 2018
On Monday, an Oregon judge ordered the boy, who pleaded guilty to starting the Eagle Creek wildfire last year, to pay $36,618,330.24 in restitution to cover the damages.

— christina zdanowicz, CNN, "Teen who started fire that burned 48,000 acres ordered to pay $36 million," 21 May 2018
In addition to spending six years in prison, Kays will have three years of supervised release and was ordered to forfeit $631,705 in property and is required to make $800,000 in restitution to the government, prosecutors said in a news release.

— allan vought, The Aegis, "Ex-Harford resident gets six years in prison for taking bribes on Aberdeen Proving Ground contracts," 15 May 2018
The pair was ordered to pay $1,218,595 in restitution – $889,287 to the city and $329,308 to Quisenberry Arcari Architects, a subcontractor on the project.

— jenna carlesso, Courant Community, "Hartford Settles Civil Case Against Dillon Stadium Developers," 9 May 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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