restitution
- noun
- /ˌrɛstəˈtuːʃən/
- Specialized
- The museum implemented a restitution policy to return artifacts to their rightful owners.
- restitution of land
- restitution of property
- make restitution
So yesterday afternoon we received our first restitution check from Sydney Powell.
- So yesterday afternoon we received our first restitution check from Sydney Powell.
- In it, she said she wanted help receiving the restitution.
- And following from that, the hope is that there will be redress, restitution and, and, and proper acknowledgement of, of what happened.
- And what those motivations for punishment suggested is that with respect to the victim, what matters is restitution.
- So what is the significance of such restitution efforts for your people and for other indigenous communities?
- In addition to this, we have the desire for restitution from individuals like Virginia and we've talked about a little bit ago.
Examples
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The court ordered the defendant to make restitution to the victims for their stolen property.
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A popular form of reparation is financial restitution (Greer 1994; Hudson and Galaway 1989; Harland 1982).
Academic text (1998) -
l am here to suggest that you make restitution for those vehicles.
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Maybe get him some financial restitution.
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The idea behind community service is to provide a fair level of restitution.
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His sense of political and moral responsibility made him seek whatever restitution he could.
Academic text (2017) -
In the civil legal system, a person is found liable and must pay restitution.
Academic text (2015) -
The saboteur has made full restitution, and the case is dropped.
Fiction book (1998) -
You are sentenced to one year in county jail and $300,000 in restitution.
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In addition, they will pay full restitution to McGraw-Hill and the Internal Revenue Service, totaling $ 1.3 million.
Synonyms
An act of giving something back to its owner
Getting back things that were lost or stolen
Money given back when someone paid too much or is not happy with what they bought
The act of returning something to its original state
Money paid back to someone for costs they paid
Giving money or help to make up for a wrong
An action or money that corrects a wrong
A complete return of the money you paid for something
Getting back something that was lost or stolen
Money that a person receives for loss, damage, or injury
To take back money already paid, often by law
Money paid to make up for loss, damage or injury
To get back money that you lost or paid out
An amount of money paid to someone for loss or injury
Something, usually money, given to reward effort or to make up for loss
The return of land or rights to a former owner
The return of money or property to its previous owner
Getting something back that was once lost, sold, or given away
Getting something back after you lost or gave it away
To return something to its original state
Actions or money given to make up for harm someone caused
Antonyms
How Much
- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word restitution comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and statuere 'to set up', and it originally meant 'to put back in place'. So, restitution today means returning something lost or paying to make up for damage.