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Sorry doesn't cut the check — this does.
means Restitution is the act of giving back or compensating for something that was lost, damaged, or taken — restoring the wronged party to their former position.
from From Latin 'restituere' — 're-' (again) plus 'statuere' (to set up, establish) — literally 'to set up again' or 'restore.' It passed through Old French 'restitution' into English, carrying its original courtroom-and-conscience sense intact: putting things back the way they were before the harm.
- not a fine
- money goes to the victim, not the state
- criminal cousin
- ordered alongside or instead of jail time
- civil overlap
- same concept, different courtroom, same goal
- collectible forever
- can outlive the case, following you like debt