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Recent Examples of restitution One of the attendees has a son who was charged in 2023 with 13 counts of tax crimes, who pleaded guilty to two counts, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and agreed to pay restitution of $4.4 million in November 2024. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025 The restitution process will begin on Monday, June 2 and requires the attorney general’s office to return $980,000 of the settlement to tenants. Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 30 May 2025 The pair were also ordered to pay more than $15 million in restitution. Solcyré Burga, Time, 28 May 2025 Gibson has agreed to pay restitution of $125,197, officials said. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for restitution
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Noun
  • Things like reparations, gun violence, and fighting against unlawful deportations are topics people tell you to avoid at dinner parties.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 22 May 2025
  • Opponents of the governor’s veto believe the expenditure of that energy is necessary and point to efforts in Washington to unravel DEI as a reason Maryland should commit itself to study reparations.
    Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • First, get clear on your non-negotiables: compensation, flexibility, values alignment, leadership, and communication style.
    Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • The photograph also confronts us with the performative rehearsal of our own projections, our aspirations for the compensations that the sculpture should deliver.
    Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025

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“Restitution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restitution. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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