restitution 1
noundomain: possession
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Hypernym
compensation 1
noun
something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
EnglishHyponym
relief 3
noun
(law) redress awarded by a court
actual damages 1
noun
(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
(law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)
(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
atonement 1
noun
compensation for a wrong
