as in reparations
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 restitutions
This tool is a way to find information not only on restitutions taking place, but also on some of the specific categories in which restitution cases fall.
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Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said his office has a strong track record of fighting Medicaid fraud and has won more than 300 convictions and $80 million in judgments and restitutions during his time in office.
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Audrey McAvoy,
Twin Cities,
3 Mar. 2026
Exceptions include federal tax liens, qualified domestic relations orders, and criminal fines or restitutions.
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True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said his office has a strong track record of fighting Medicaid fraud and has won more than 300 convictions and $80 million in judgments and restitutions during his time in office.
—
Audrey McAvoy,
Twin Cities,
3 Mar. 2026
Exceptions include federal tax liens, qualified domestic relations orders, and criminal fines or restitutions.
—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restitutions
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Positions on reparations are mixed in countries that would contribute.
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But for decades, federal and state governments have rejected even the notion of studying reparations.
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The lawsuit also seeks unspecified financial damages.
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The lawsuit seeks more than $1 million in damages.
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This can help address strength imbalances and movement compensations that, over time, can lead to injury.
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Still, Fiedler shows convincingly enough that American writers’ attempts to adapt the seduction narrative to our concerns—to reimagine it so as to preserve our enduring sense of ourselves as innocents—explain our literature’s peculiar aversions and resultant compensations.
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“Restitutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restitutions. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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