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
Mocalkins was sentenced to 40 years in prison and must pay restitution to all the victims, prosecutors said.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Along with prison, Arabi was ordered to pay more than $100 million in restitution, along with his co-defendants.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
What’s more, after the Velvet Revolution of 1989, Czechs who had their property seized by the state were allowed to reclaim much of it through a restitution system – but not ethnic Germans who lost it under the post-war Benes decrees.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
Worden received 60 days in jail and one year probation, and was ordered to pay back over $8,000 in restitution for his hand in helping construct the apartments.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Along with prison, Arabi was ordered to pay more than $100 million in restitution, along with his co-defendants.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
What’s more, after the Velvet Revolution of 1989, Czechs who had their property seized by the state were allowed to reclaim much of it through a restitution system – but not ethnic Germans who lost it under the post-war Benes decrees.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
Worden received 60 days in jail and one year probation, and was ordered to pay back over $8,000 in restitution for his hand in helping construct the apartments.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restitution
Noun
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The coalition began as a grassroots effort to mobilize public support for reparations and keep the issue visible.—
J.M. Banks
November 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
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The family soon hired Fatheree, fresh from his win in the Bruce’s Beach land reparation case.—
Jori Finkel,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Jurors were also tasked with deciding whether Zwerner was negligent and caused any of her own damages; if so, she would be barred from recovering any money from Parker, the judge instructed the jury.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Martinez is seeking over $135,000 in damages for her arrest.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Ultimately, the hotel did not profit from the ordeal after compensation was eventually given to those affected, investigators found.—
Ryan Cormier,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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To be sure, Bastian’s current compensation package is about $27 million, but airline executives do sometimes have to travel coach when premium seats are sold out.—
Rachel Ventresca,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Restitution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restitution. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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