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
About 35 million Amazon Prime members are entitled to part of the settlement’s restitution.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Agency officials said the payout is the second-largest consumer restitution in FTC history.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Agency officials said the payout is the second-largest consumer restitution in FTC history.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restitution
Noun
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Kyiv would be required to repay the debt only if Russia paid reparations for its war.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Jackson uses his considerable fortune to pay reparation to the victims.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To date, Jones has not paid any monetary damages to the Sandy Hook families.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Dixon is seeking $260 million in damages from Perry and his production company, Tyler Perry Studios.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Sean Dyche, the former Burnley and Everton manager, is currently out of work and so compensation would not be a concern.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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If the music industry doesn’t lead in this moment, AI-powered innovation will happen elsewhere, without rights, consent or compensation.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Restitution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restitution. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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