as in reparation
payment to another for a loss or injury
sought restitution from the other driver's insurance company for lost wages
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Recent Examples of restitution
Watson was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and $52,530 in restitution to the family of Jennifer Bautista Amezcua, the woman killed in the collision.
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the 57-year-old must pay over $146,000 in restitution and a $9,500 fine.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
She was also ordered to pay restitution, complete 100 hours of community service and avoid all contact with the victims and their families.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Porth was allowed to make full restitution as part of a plea agreement for a lesser jail sentence.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the 57-year-old must pay over $146,000 in restitution and a $9,500 fine.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
She was also ordered to pay restitution, complete 100 hours of community service and avoid all contact with the victims and their families.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Porth was allowed to make full restitution as part of a plea agreement for a lesser jail sentence.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restitution
Noun
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But, first, one of the January 6th insurrectionists, emboldened by his pardon from the President, is now campaigning for reparations.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025
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Drawing from international human rights frameworks, theological ethics rooted in her Presbyterian tradition, and four historical case studies involving harm against AAPI communities, Kao examines both the moral and political dimensions of reparations.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The daycare owners also signed away their right to sue for flood damages, but the state did not place a restrictive covenant on their remaining property.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Around $150,000 in attorney’s fees, damages and more, actually.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Without adequate stability, your shoulders lose their proper foundation and alignment, creating a cascade of compensations that lead to pain and increased injury risk.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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The necessary compensation, Atlanta’s disinterest in moving him and the amount of money the Bengals would need to take on with Cousins’ salary make this an unlikely scenario, even though Cousins would be the best football alternative.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Restitution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restitution. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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