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restitution

[res-ti-too-shuhn, -tyoo-] / ˌrɛs tɪˈtu ʃən, -ˈtju- /


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Long-running securities fraud charges were also resolved without an admission of wrongdoing under an agreement requiring restitution and community service.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

He apparently demanded profit participation in Fielder’s documentary without telling Holmes, who says she has a negative net worth due to restitution requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

David Rush, 49, is required to pay restitution to the government and forfeit luxury real estate, cars, watches and other assets tied to his crime as part of the plea deal.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The judge ordered Saavedra to pay nearly $100,000 in restitution to the IRS.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

“That sounds like a fine idea. What say you, Eudora? Will a little restitution do the trick?”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

"It must be ensured that there is also a state-of-the-art procedure for future private restitutions."

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024

Under the court settlement, precious metals dealer Argent Asset Group and First State Depository Company, which were both owned by Mr Higgins, were ordered to make restitutions of $112.7m and pay a penalty of $33m.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023

It has also undertaken two high-profile restitutions from its colonial past: In 2005, Italy returned to Ethiopia the massive, 160-ton Axum Obelisk, which Mussolini ordered sent to Rome in 1937 after his troops overran Ethiopia.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2023

Hicks, who spoke alongside Osanna at the restitution conference, has argued that anthropological museums today must now become the public spaces to debate problematic collections, while permitting also case-by-case restitutions.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2023

They had no fortunes to retrieve, no dishonesty to hide, no restitutions to make, no dancers to clothe and house.

From The Lure of the Mask by Harrison Fisher


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