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What does restitution mean?

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Noun
  1. (law) A process of compensation for losses.
  2. The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.
  3. A return or restoration to a previous condition or position.
  4. That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
  5. (medicine) The movement of rotation which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labour.
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In July 1999 a claim was made to the Tate by the widow's two sons and daughter, asking for compensation, not restitution.
The result is likely to be disgorgement of significant amounts of money as restitution, says one official.
If the private property of an individual was stolen, the thief had to make a tenfold restitution.
When a law was broken, society sought restitution for the grieved party, even if a slave.
Adopting the language of restitution leads to the return of unjust enrichment, while estoppel enables the son to receive his expectations.
Firstly, restitution of previously misappropriated assets provides a strong deterrent to future malfeasance.

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