restitution

/ˌres·tɪˈtu·ʃən/ n [U] law

Definition

› payment for damage or loss of property, or the return of items stolen or lost: The company has agreed to make restitution of $44,930 and to pay an equal fine.

(Definition of restitution n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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