restitution

noun

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res·ti·tu·tion | \ ˌre-stə-ˈtü-shən

, -ˈtyü- \

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 on the Web Carmita Coleman, 50, of the 19900 block of Edinburgh Lane, was also ordered Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly to pay more than $490,000 in restitution, but Coleman and her husband in February filed for bankruptcy. — Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2022 As part of the plea deal, Vincent will pay $500 in restitution, according to court documents. — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 5 May 2022 According to Zeta, a Tijuana news site, Maldonado scored a win in the case just last week, with the media company ordered to pay her restitution. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022 Despite having more than $21,000 transferred to his account since 2013, prosecutors said Tsarnaev has only paid a little over $2,000 toward restitution. — Taylor Romine, CNN, 6 Jan. 2022 The culprits in this crime, and the entities that by all rights should pay for its restitution, are the fossil fuel companies, and the oil majors in particular. — Jake Bittle, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2021 Almost since their looting, demands for their restitution have been made by Nigeria and other African states. — Jürgen Zimmerer, Quartz, 4 Aug. 2021 Ohio law requires any money left in the public pension account of someone convicted of theft in office to go toward restitution. — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2021 Kayan Frazier, 29, of Somers Point will also have to pay his victim restitution under the 250-month sentence imposed Tuesday, although the amount has not yet been determined. — From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 July 2021 See More

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