Thesaurus results for RESTITUTION

restitution

noun

ˌre-stə-ˈtü-shən

Definition of restitution

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 Under the terms of the deal, Jackson must serve 90 days in jail, spend two years on formal probation and pay $81,000 in restitution to Smith. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 The following March, she was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and was ordered to pay $3,887,051 in restitution. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 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 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 See All Example Sentences 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.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 1 July 2026
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.

— Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of reparation

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In the lawsuit, Flagg is asking for injunctive relief, damages, profits and attorneys' fees, arguing Swift's use of the phrase could create consumer confusion and damage the value of her existing brand.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 6 July 2026
According to the complaint, the Barbours are seeking personal injury damages for their physical injuries, and survival and wrongful death damages for Avila's estate.

— Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

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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.

— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
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— Brian Sloan, CNBC, 3 July 2026

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