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
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
True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restitutions
Noun
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Also among the topics set for discussion is reparations for Black Kansas Citians who qualify.—
Mara Williams,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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But reparations advocates gained some ground this year in making present-day Californians answer for (or benefit from) the past.—
Andrew Quinio,
Oc Register,
29 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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Those compensations ripple upward.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Suns reportedly offered Royce O'Neale and second-round compensations.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Restitutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restitutions. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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