Restitution definition: The return to a rightful owner of a thing wrongfully taken. To be restored what was lost.
Restitution (n)Resitution is the making good of loss or damages occurred to the plaintiff by returning the property or by compensating the loss with its financial worth as per the a judgment, mutual understanding or by an agreement etc ...
Restitution Under ancient English common law, when a party enforced a court judgement and then that judgement was overturned on appeal, the appellant could ask the appeal court for "restitution", ...
Restitution - Act of giving the equivalent for any loss, damage of injury. Rests the case - When a party concludes his presentation or evidence.
Restitution Act of restoring anything to its rightful owner; the act of restoring someone to an economic position he enjoyed before he suffered a loss.
RESTITUTION - A legal remedy sometimes allowed by statute under which a person is restored to his or her original position prior to loss or injury.
restitution n. 1) returning to the proper owner property or the monetary value of loss. Sometimes restitution is made part of a judgment in negligence and/or contracts cases. 2) in criminal cases, ...
Restitution: Money ordered to be paid by the defendant to the victim to reimburse the victim for the costs of the crime. Generally making good, or giving the equivalent for any loss, damage or injury caused by a persons actions.
restitution - Court-ordered payment to restore goods or money to the victim of a crime by the offender. restraining order - Similar to an injunction, commanding the party to leave the other party alone, usually in a divorce proceeding.
Restitution - Either financial reimbursement to the victim or community service imposed by the court for a crime committed.
RESTITUTION, maritime law. The placing back or restoring articles which have been lost by jettison; this is done when the remainder of the cargo has been saved at the general charge of the owners of the cargo; ...
restitution: The act of restoring or giving the equivalent value to compensate for an injury, damage, or loss.
Restitutionary or disgorgement damages In certain areas of the law another head of damages has long been available, whereby the defendant is made to give up the profits made through the civil wrong in restitution.
restitution restraining order In family law, an order preventing a specified person from harassing or molesting the person applying for the order.
Restitution The act of restoring a person to their former state. Paying for a person’s damages is one form of restitution. Giving back stolen property is another. Restitution is no defense, however, because you cannot give back time.
Restitution An order requiring a convicted person to restore property to its rightful owner, compensate for a loss, or repair damage caused.
TOP Restitutio in integrum : Latin for restitution to the original position.
It will grant injunctions to prevent waste, or irreparable injury, or to secure a settled right, or to prevent vexatious litigations, or to compel the restitution of title deeds; it will appoint receivers of property, ...
Recently it has been accepted that there is a third category, restitutionary obligations, based on the unjust enrichment of the defendant at the plaintiff's expense.
Product Liability: A generic term used to describe the onus on a producer or others to make restitution for loss related to personal injury, property damage or other harm caused by a product or service.
b : suspension of the prosecution of a charge for a period of time during which the defendant participates in a rehabilitation program or makes restitution and after which the charges are dismissed if the rehabilitation or restitution is completed ...
Parents charged under the Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act may also be forced to pay restitution equal to the total amount of child support they owe at the time sentencing takes place.
A statement by a producer that his product meets certain standards, and that if it proves to be defective, he will make restitution; a warranty. 2. To undertake the responsibility of paying someone's debt should he fail to pay it himself.
unjust enrichment, doctrine of - The principle that one person should not be permitted to unjustly enrich himself at the expense of another, but should be required to make restitution for the property or benefit received.
Diversion - The process of removing some minor criminal, traffic, or juvenile cases from the full judicial process, on the condition that the accused undergo some sort of rehabilitation or make restitution for damages.
Sentence refers to jail or prison time but also to other punishment mandates of the judge for conviction of the crime including fines, community service, restitution, probation, and any other punishment-related details.
If one party is unjustly enriched by a contract that he or she then repudiates legally, restitution may be required. A typical example of this is ordering a minor who revokes a contract to restore the things of value that were obtained.
If the perpetrator is caught, give that information to the prosecuting attorney for possible restitution. File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. Their hotline is Toll-free 1-877-ID-THEFT (438-4338); TDD: 202-326-2502 ...
See also: Law, Person, Court, Right, Will
 
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