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
The two women were ordered to pay back the same amount in restitution to the court.
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Nathan Pilling
july 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
For survivors of the Butte Fire, the North Bay Fires and the Camp Fire, the primary restitution mechanism is the PG&E Fire Victim Trust.
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Alula Alderson,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Along with the prison sentence, Damato was sentenced to three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $1,068,940 in restitution.
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Tim Fang,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The judge ordered Guo to forfeit $889 million in restitution.
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CNN Money,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for restitution
Nathan Pilling
july 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
For survivors of the Butte Fire, the North Bay Fires and the Camp Fire, the primary restitution mechanism is the PG&E Fire Victim Trust.
—
Alula Alderson,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Along with the prison sentence, Damato was sentenced to three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $1,068,940 in restitution.
—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The judge ordered Guo to forfeit $889 million in restitution.
—
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for restitution
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restitution
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Alameda County supervisors voted Tuesday to create a permanent reparations committee for Black residents, moving a sweeping set of recommendations from study to the harder question of implementation.
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This vessel has a controversial past, built by Nazi Germany in 1935 as SSS *Horst Wessel*, named after a Nazi martyr, before being taken as war reparations by the US.
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In 2022, a jury awarded Depp more than $10 million in damages, while Heard won one of her counterclaims and was awarded $2 million.
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Most kinds of lawsuit damages are taxable, including employment cases, property loss or damage, defamation, emotional distress, invasion of privacy, credit reporting and consumer cases, and many others.
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In addition to the monetary compensation and scholarship awards, pageantry is also helping the girls build confidence and learn key behavioral skills.
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“Restitution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restitution. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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