Restitution
noun
The return of something lost or taken.
After the war, there were efforts to make restitution for property stolen from the Jews during the Holocaust.
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- make restitution
- restitution for
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Formal
noun
Payment made by a person or organization to make up for some wrong they've done.
The court ordered the company to make restitution to the customers it had overcharged.
Often appears as...
- ordered to make restitution
- restitution to the victims
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Formal
Technical
noun
The restoration of something to its original state.
The painstaking restitution of the old frescoes has finally been completed.
Often appears as...
- restitution of the monument
- complete restitution
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Formal
noun
The return of something lost or taken.
After the war, there were efforts to make restitution for property stolen from the Jews during the Holocaust.
Often appears as...
- make restitution
- restitution for
Usage tips
Formal
noun
Payment made by a person or organization to make up for some wrong they've done.
The court ordered the company to make restitution to the customers it had overcharged.
Often appears as...
- ordered to make restitution
- restitution to the victims
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
The restoration of something to its original state.
The painstaking restitution of the old frescoes has finally been completed.
Often appears as...
- restitution of the monument
- complete restitution
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Moral Aspect
Restitution involves ethics; returning what's not rightfully yours.
She did restitution of the misplaced wallet.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Restitution is seen positive as it implies correcting a mistake or injustice.
They made restitution for their error.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Restitution often refers to returning cultural heritage or reparations.
The museum’s restitution of artifacts was well-received.
Pro Tip 1/3Moral Aspect
Restitution involves ethics; returning what's not rightfully yours.
She did restitution of the misplaced wallet.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Restitution is seen positive as it implies correcting a mistake or injustice.
They made restitution for their error.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Restitution often refers to returning cultural heritage or reparations.
The museum’s restitution of artifacts was well-received.
Pro Tip 1/3Moral Aspect
Restitution involves ethics; returning what's not rightfully yours.
She did restitution of the misplaced wallet.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Restitution is seen positive as it implies correcting a mistake or injustice.
They made restitution for their error.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Restitution often refers to returning cultural heritage or reparations.
The museum’s restitution of artifacts was well-received.
Compare with
amendatorycompensationindemnificationredressreimburseremuneratereparationrestoration
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Wall Street in prison PIPE...
penny stocks because the book says don't go with that but I never read the books so I don't know what to fear inmates in California prisons and have jobs most inmates make around 15 cents an hour they don't get all of it some of it goes to restitution some of it goes to an account for the prison canteen when you
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Can you solve the stolen...
You’ve recovered more than half the scoundrel’s fortune as restitution for the public. And though he’s managed to hold on to some of his rubies, his fortune has definitely lost some of its shine.
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Exclusive: Colombian...
to be able to enjoy peace we need to demine the country I would say that's priority number one but of course the restitution of land to the peasants which were already doing is also a priority
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you know how can you justify payments for those so a reparations project is not an anti-poverty program it's an act of justice restitution that has never been paid before and so there is no
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Wall Street in prison PIPE...
penny stocks because the book says don't go with that but I never read the books so I don't know what to fear inmates in California prisons and have jobs most inmates make around 15 cents an hour they don't get all of it some of it goes to restitution some of it goes to an account for the prison canteen when you
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Can you solve the stolen...
You’ve recovered more than half the scoundrel’s fortune as restitution for the public. And though he’s managed to hold on to some of his rubies, his fortune has definitely lost some of its shine.
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Exclusive: Colombian...
to be able to enjoy peace we need to demine the country I would say that's priority number one but of course the restitution of land to the peasants which were already doing is also a priority
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A blueprint for...
you know how can you justify payments for those so a reparations project is not an anti-poverty program it's an act of justice restitution that has never been paid before and so there is no
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Quote examples
Chesa Boudin
American Lawyer
One of my priorities is giving victims the right to choose different paths to restoration and to healing. It's prioritizing having restitution available for economic harm, having victim services for the trauma and also recognizing that victims are far more than simply pieces of evidence to be used in order to secure a lengthy prison sentence.
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Els Borst
Dutch Politician
If I had been prime minister, I would have offered apologies to the Dutch Jewish community without hesitation. This would refer both to our government's attitude during the Second World War and to the very late postwar discovery that the restitution process had been poorly conceived.
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Cynthia McKinney
American Politician
Eight generations of African-Americans are still waiting to achieve their rights - compensation and restitution for the hundreds of years during which they were bought and sold on the market.
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Tammy Bruce
American Author
Trials are no longer about freeing the innocent, punishing the guilty, and making restitution to the injured. They have devolved into a contest over who will win.
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Eric Schneiderman
American Politician
A statute that lets some wrongfully convicted individuals seek restitution but denies that right to others is an unjust and unequal application of the law.
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Park Won-soon
South Korean Politician
We will strengthen crackdown on illegal renovations and enforce a restitution of large-scale development gains to better stabilize the real estate market.
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Robert Sapolsky
American Scientist
Many of our moments of prosociality, of altruism and Good Samaritanism, are acts of restitution, attempts to counter our antisocial moments.
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Eugene Ionesco
French Dramatist
Like all revolutions, the surrealist revolution was a reversion, a restitution, an expression of vital and indispensable spiritual needs.
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Margo Jefferson
American Critic
Noir is a court of human relations, and some crimes are beyond legal restitution.
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Chesa Boudin
American Lawyer
One of my priorities is giving victims the right to choose different paths to restoration and to healing. It's prioritizing having restitution available for economic harm, having victim services for the trauma and also recognizing that victims are far more than simply pieces of evidence to be used in order to secure a lengthy prison sentence.
Quote examples
Els Borst
Dutch Politician
If I had been prime minister, I would have offered apologies to the Dutch Jewish community without hesitation. This would refer both to our government's attitude during the Second World War and to the very late postwar discovery that the restitution process had been poorly conceived.
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Cynthia McKinney
American Politician
Eight generations of African-Americans are still waiting to achieve their rights - compensation and restitution for the hundreds of years during which they were bought and sold on the market.
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Tammy Bruce
American Author
Trials are no longer about freeing the innocent, punishing the guilty, and making restitution to the injured. They have devolved into a contest over who will win.
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Eric Schneiderman
American Politician
A statute that lets some wrongfully convicted individuals seek restitution but denies that right to others is an unjust and unequal application of the law.
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Park Won-soon
South Korean Politician
We will strengthen crackdown on illegal renovations and enforce a restitution of large-scale development gains to better stabilize the real estate market.
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Robert Sapolsky
American Scientist
Many of our moments of prosociality, of altruism and Good Samaritanism, are acts of restitution, attempts to counter our antisocial moments.
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Eugene Ionesco
French Dramatist
Like all revolutions, the surrealist revolution was a reversion, a restitution, an expression of vital and indispensable spiritual needs.
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Margo Jefferson
American Critic
Noir is a court of human relations, and some crimes are beyond legal restitution.
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