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restitution — res·ti·tu·tion /ˌres tə tü shən, tyü / n 1 a: a restoration of something to its rightful owner b: a making good of or giving an equivalent for some injury 2 a: the equitable remedy of restoring to an aggrieved party that which was obtained in… … Law dictionary
action — ac·tion n [Latin actio legal proceeding, from agere to do, carry out, initiate legal proceedings] 1 a: a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense … Law dictionary
action — Conduct; behavior; something done; the condition of acting; an act or series of acts. Term in its usual legal sense means a lawsuit brought in a court; a formal complaint within the jurisdiction of a court of law. Pathman Const. Co. v. Knox… … Black's law dictionary
action — Conduct; behavior; something done; the condition of acting; an act or series of acts. Term in its usual legal sense means a lawsuit brought in a court; a formal complaint within the jurisdiction of a court of law. Pathman Const. Co. v. Knox… … Black's law dictionary
restitution — The restoration to a person of that of which he has been wrongly deprived. Relief against the unjust enrichment of one person at the expense of another. Relief for one who has been compelled to pay money under a judgment since reversed. 5 Am J2d… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Restitution — • An act of commutative justice by which exact reparation as far as possible is made for an injury that has been done to another Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Restitution Restitution … Catholic encyclopedia
Restitution, Law of — The Nazi regime that governed Austria from 1938 to 1945 ruthlessly confiscated and often sold artworks owned by political émigrés, Jewish and non Jewish alike. Formal restitution began after 1945, but only to claimants who clearly identified… … Historical dictionary of Austria
Restitution For Holocaust Survivors — In Nazioccupied Europe, Jewish property and assets, including life insurance policies, bank accounts, and works of art, were seized by the Nazi government. In addition, Jews deposited millions of dollars of assets in banks outside the Third… … Historical dictionary of the Holocaust
restitution — noun Etymology: Middle English restitucioun, from Anglo French, from Latin restitution , restitutio, from restituere to restore, from re + statuere to set up more at statute Date: 14th century 1. an act of restoring or a condition of being… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Restitution extraordinaire — Extraordinary rendition Le terme extraordinary rendition (littéralement « reddition extraordinaire ») désigne une action illégale [1] présumée de l agence centrale de renseignements américaine, la CIA, qui consiste à enlever des… … Wikipédia en Français
