Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Restitution — • An act of commutative justice by which exact reparation as far as possible is made for an injury that has been done to another Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Restitution Restitution … Catholic encyclopedia
restitution — res·ti·tu·tion /ˌres tə tü shən, tyü / n 1 a: a restoration of something to its rightful owner b: a making good of or giving an equivalent for some injury 2 a: the equitable remedy of restoring to an aggrieved party that which was obtained in… … Law dictionary
restitution — res‧ti‧tu‧tion [ˌrestˈtjuːʆn ǁ ˈtuːʆn] noun [uncountable] formal LAW the act of giving back something that was stolen, or paying for damage done to something: • He was ordered to pay £1 million in restitution after his guilty plea. * * *… … Financial and business terms
Restitution — The law of restitution is the law of gains based recovery. It is to be contrasted with the law of compensation, which is the law of loss based recovery. Obligations to make restitution and obligations to pay compensation are each a type of legal… … Wikipedia
restitution — n. 1) to make; offer restitution 2) restitution for 3) restitution to * * * [ˌrestɪ tjuːʃ(ə)n] offer restitution to make restitution for restitution to … Combinatory dictionary
restitution — An equitable remedy under which a person is restored to his or her original position prior to loss or injury, or placed in the position he or she would have been, had the breach not occurred. Act of restoring; restoration; restoration of anything … Black's law dictionary
restitution — res|ti|tu|tion [ ,restı tuʃn ] noun uncount FORMAL the act of returning something that was lost or stolen to the person it belongs to a. payment or services that you provide someone with because you have done something bad or illegal to them:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
restitution — noun (U) formal the act of giving back something that was lost or stolen to its owner, or of paying for damage: make restitution: The court ordered him to make full restitution to the family … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
restitution — UK [ˌrestɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌrestɪˈtuʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] formal 1) the act of returning something that was lost or stolen to the person it belongs to 2) payment or services that you provide someone with because you have done something bad… … English dictionary
restitution — res|ti|tu|tion [ˌrestıˈtju:ʃən US ˈtu: ] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin restitutio, from restituere to put back ] formal the act of giving back something that was lost or stolen to its owner, or of paying for damage… … Dictionary of contemporary English
