How to Use restitution in a Sentence

restitution

noun

• He was ordered to make restitution to the victim.
• The question now in the New York case becomes when and how Kelly will pay the restitution.
  — Tom Hays, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
• Carter faces up to 20 years in prison in addition to fines and restitution.
  — Trisha Powell Crain | [e-mail], al, 21 July 2022
• In addition to her sentence in prison, Bethea was ordered to pay restitution of the amount of the loan.
  — Jaquetta White, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2023
• That becomes part of the restitution at the end that Sam has to make — to do right by this other family.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 July 2023
• Neil pleaded guilty to the charges, was ordered to pay $2.5 million in restitution and served less than a month in jail.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 20 Jan. 2023
• The court also ordered Ward to pay $1,788 in restitution.
  — Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2023
• Using bitcoins stolen from the Silk Road to pay off the restitution of that site's creator may seem like a strange turn of events.
  — WIRED, 7 Nov. 2022
• The payment is the remaining balance of his restitution bill as of Aug. 15.
  — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
• But not all ghosts are like Ciment; not all linger in the hope of clarity, of restitution.
  — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
• Equifax paid $700 million in fines and restitution after the breach.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2022
• His daughter, Shandelle, 31, was charged with tax fraud and paid restitution in a plea deal.
  — New York Times, 24 July 2022
• Salame will pay $5 million in restitution to FTX and a $6 million fine.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 8 Sep. 2023
• Singer also was ordered to pay $10 million in restitution to the IRS.
  — Alanna Durkin Richer, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2023
• Ismail was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison and was ordered by the judge to pay restitution.
  — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2024
• The document asked for more than $17 million to be paid in restitution.
  — Jozsef Papp, ajc, 22 Nov. 2022
• On July 11, Shah pleaded guilty to the fraud charges against her, and agreed to make restitution of more than $9 million to her victims.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 6 Jan. 2023
• The sheriff said that under the law, a person who makes a false report has to pay restitution for the cost of the law enforcement response.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023
• The woman agreed to allow the boy’s family to make restitution.
  — cleveland, 22 June 2022
• The judge said the restitution was mandatory under Iowa law.
  — Lucy Kafanov, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022
• He also was ordered to pay more than $10 million in restitution to the victims.
  — Erin Alberty, Axios, 17 July 2024
• Thorpe was sentenced to four years in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution to the city.
  — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
• The plea agreement also states Newland should make restitution to the victim in an amount to be determined by the court.
  — Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022
• As part of her plea agreement, Shah agreed to forfeit $6.5 million and to pay $9.5 million in restitution.
  — Larry Neumeister, ajc, 11 July 2022
• She was also ordered to pay restitution, though the amount has not yet been determined.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2023
• The company was ordered to pay more than $8 million in fines and restitution for killing eagles at wind farms in eight states.
  — Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022
• But Polk countered that the Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the state's restitution law even in the face of similar arguments.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2022
• On top of the fines and restitution, Florida layers on court fees that can run into the hundreds of dollars.
  — Bianca Fortis, ProPublica, 21 July 2022
• They were ordered by the federal judge to make full restitution to GoFundMe.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2022
• And most glaringly, will Francis ever pay the remaining $50 million he’s expected to owe the government in forfeiture and restitution?
  — Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024