restitution

noun (restitution — uncountable)

«restitution» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(formal, law) Restitution is giving back something that was stolen or lost to its owner, or paying for damage you caused. tree →
(ethics) Restitution is making things right after doing wrong, by repairing or repaying. tree →

In the lessons

In ethics lessons pupils learn that saying sorry is good, but restitution goes further: if you broke a window, you help pay for it. In law, a judge may order an offender to make restitution. In the Bible, Zacchaeus the tax collector promised to pay back four times what he had cheated. Phrases: make restitution, pay restitution, restitution for damage.

Examples

The judge ordered the boys to make restitution for the broken fence. tree →
Zacchaeus made restitution by paying back four times as much. tree →
Saying sorry is a start, but restitution is fixing it. tree →
The museum made restitution of the stolen paintings. tree →
She did extra chores as restitution for breaking the lamp. tree →
Restitution helps the victim, not just the wrongdoer. tree →
Apollo, by means of his all-seeing power, soon discovered who it was that had robbed him, and hastening to Cyllene, demanded restitution of his property. tree →

Note

Uncountable; formal. Everyday words: paying back, making up for, making amends. In maths word problems "four times what he took" means multiply.

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah it means paying back what was lost or damaged, often the price of stolen or harmed property.

Interpretation. Jewish law holds that a wrongdoer must repay the owner and ask forgiveness, and a thief who cannot pay may be sold into service.

Examples

But if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof. (Torah EXO.22.12, JPS 1917) tree →
And if a man borrow aught of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution. (Torah EXO.22.14, JPS 1917) tree →
If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be bloodguiltiness for him — he shall make restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. (Torah EXO.22.3, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Uncountable; formal. Everyday words: paying back, making up for, making amends. In maths word problems "four times what he took" means multiply.

On Mova

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