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 are still ordered to pay $452 million in restitution.
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
She was also ordered to pay over $1.5 million in restitution.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025
This is important because in Fiscal Year 2024, IRS-CI agents identified more than $9.1 billion in fraud, obtained court orders totaling $1.7 billion in restitution to US taxpayers, and seized criminal assets totaling approximately $1.2 billion.
—Elaine Maag, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Elliott Sterling, age 34 at the time, was convicted at trial and ordered to pay $2.8 million in restitution to the Department of Education for a straw student scheme, officials announced in 2023.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
She was also ordered to pay over $1.5 million in restitution.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025
This is important because in Fiscal Year 2024, IRS-CI agents identified more than $9.1 billion in fraud, obtained court orders totaling $1.7 billion in restitution to US taxpayers, and seized criminal assets totaling approximately $1.2 billion.
—Elaine Maag, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Elliott Sterling, age 34 at the time, was convicted at trial and ordered to pay $2.8 million in restitution to the Department of Education for a straw student scheme, officials announced in 2023.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for restitution
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“Restitution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restitution. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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