Restitution Meaning
/ˌɹɛstɪˈtjuʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA process of compensation for losses.
nounThe act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.
Sentence Examples
Sami was ordered to pay restitution.
Tom has been ordered to pay restitution.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The judge demanded that the company make ____ for the environmental damage it caused.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The court ordered the defendant to pay full ____ to the victims for the financial losses they had suffered.
Word Origin & History
From Old French restitucion, from Latin restitutio.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A restitution of ancient rights unto the crown."
— 1596 (date written; published 1633), Edmund Spenser, A Vewe of the Present State of Irelande […], Dublin: […] Societie of Stationers, […], →OCLC; republished as A View of the State of Ireland […] (Ancient Irish Histories), Dublin: […] Society of Stationers, […] Hibernia Press, […] [b]y John Morrison, 1809, →OCLC:
"He […]restitution to the value makes."
— 1636, G[eorge] S[andys], “(please specify the page)”, in A Paraphrase upon the Psalmes of David. And upon the Hymnes Dispersed throughout the Old and New Testaments, London: [Andrew Hebb […]], →OCLC:
"The force–displacement curve of perfectly plastic contact partners does not show elastic restitution."
— 2011, Evangelos Tsotsas with Arun S. Mujumdar, Modern Drying Technology, Experimental Techniques - Page 314:
"Valery Kulishov, Russia's restitution director, pledged his country's assistance in obtaining restitution for individual victims, and turned over three secret documents bearing on stolen or missing artworks."
— 1998 December 19, “Restitution and the Problem of Stolen Art”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 09 Jul 2021:
"“Restitution is a very delicate issue,” says Erika Jakubovits, head of restitution for the Jewish community in Vienna."
— 2024 May 4, Melanie Gerlies, quoting Erika Jakubovits, “New claimant to €35 mn Klimt emerges”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The judge demanded that the company make ____ for the environmental damage it caused.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The court ordered the defendant to pay full ____ to the victims for the financial losses they had suffered.