Synonyms of restitution

restitution

noun

ˌre-stə-ˈtü-shən 

as in reparation

payment to another for a loss or injury

sought restitution from the other driver's insurance company for lost wages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reparation
• damages
• compensation
• indemnity
• redress
• recompense
• indemnification
• punishment
• recoupment
• reprisal(s)
• satisfaction
• remuneration
• settlement
• reimbursement
• requital
• quittance
• atonement
• repayment
• expiation
• refund
• adjustment
• amends
• solatium
• punitive damages
• retaliation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of restitution

The German city and the legal heirs of the painting, which once belonged to the Jewish shoe manufacturer Alfred Hess, were able to come to an amicable solution for the restitution and then repurchase of the Expressionist painting, which is one of the museum’s most precious holdings. —The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 11 Feb. 2025

He was ordered Thursday to pay $18 million in restitution, with nearly $17 million going to Ohtani and the remainder to the IRS. —arkansasonline.com, 7 Feb. 2025

In addition to the 57-month, sentence, Ippei Mizuhara was also ordered to pay more than $18 million in restitution, with the majority going to Ohtani and the rest to the Internal Revenue Service. —Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025

Weiss, 50, was sentenced to 40 months in prison and ordered to pay over $1.6 million in restitution in federal court Monday. —Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2025