English > restitution: 3 senses > noun 1, possession| Meaning | A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury. |
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| Synonyms | damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, redress |
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| Narrower | actual damages, compensatory damages, general damages | (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated |
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| atonement, expiation, satisfaction | compensation for a wrong |
| nominal damages | (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract) |
| punitive damages, exemplary damages, smart money | (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) |
| relief | (law) redress awarded by a court |
| Broader | compensation | Something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) |
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| Spanish | compensación, daños, enmiendas, indemnidad, indemnificaciones, indemnización, reparación, resarcimiento, restitución |
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| Catalan | danys i perjudicis, indemnització |
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