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
Prosecutors will also seek an order that White pay the Navy $8,077 in restitution for the broken gate.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
She was sentenced to a month in prison earlier this month, and ordered to pay $13,000 in restitution.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The solution is more capacity in the community to help inmates earn more money, pay restitution, be with their family and look for opportunities to get back on their feet.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Phillips also ordered McKie to pay a little more than $44,000 in restitution and forfeit about $286,000.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
She was sentenced to a month in prison earlier this month, and ordered to pay $13,000 in restitution.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The solution is more capacity in the community to help inmates earn more money, pay restitution, be with their family and look for opportunities to get back on their feet.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Phillips also ordered McKie to pay a little more than $44,000 in restitution and forfeit about $286,000.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restitution
Noun
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Is there anything to fear in the way Shillingford describes what reparations for Black and Indigenous people looks like to her?—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Its first-ever color feature, In the Shadow of Honor, which was going to be filmed in Indonesia, was canceled due to disagreements between the two countries related to colonial war reparations.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The case, part of an ongoing lawfare effort in which local governments have been recruited to serve as plaintiffs, sought to hold the companies liable for damages the island suffered as a result of Hurricane Maria, which struck Puerto Rico in 2017.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The family is seeking $50 million in damages.—
Veronica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Throughout Biglari’s numerous attempts to secure board seats at the chain, executives at Cracker Barrel have cited his executive compensation as proof of his ill intentions for the brand.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Extra compensation may be available for additional dependents.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Restitution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restitution. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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