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
Gonzales Grado, who was also ordered to pay $82,000 in restitution to victims, had the identities of about 10,000 people in her possession when she was arrested, prosecutors said in a sentencing memorandum filed in court.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
He was also ordered to pay $1,000 in restitution.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Each are ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution for their role in the conspiracy, federal officials said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
When those payments came to an end in 2025, the siblings sought further restitution.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
He was also ordered to pay $1,000 in restitution.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Each are ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution for their role in the conspiracy, federal officials said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
When those payments came to an end in 2025, the siblings sought further restitution.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restitution
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Instead, reparations for the more than 65,000 victims will be paid by the Trust Fund for Victims, set up by the court’s member states to distribute the funds.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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While there is a respectable moral case to be made for some form of reparations, Tubbs appears to be excessively fixated on policy ideas that would bankrupt our state if actually implemented.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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During closing arguments, Lynn Johnson, an attorney for Christine and Christopher Nolte, suggested the jury award $10 million for noneconomic damages and $5 million for economic damages.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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Tom Steyer The Democratic billionaire hedge fund founder who is positioning himself as the climate candidate in the race touted his drive to make oil companies pay for damages from climate change, including rising insurance rates and homes lost to wildfires.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Rodríguez did not specify how much of the $240 corresponds to base salary — which determines pensions, severance and other labor benefits — and how much comes from discretionary bonuses that do not count toward long-term compensation.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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And that rate is used to then slot in the rookie compensation for draft picks, except for the compensatory selections (more on those later).—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Restitution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restitution. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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