Restitutionary is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Restitutionary in a sentence
Restitutionary meaning
Pertaining to or constituting restitution.
Using Restitutionary
- The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to or constituting restitution.
- In the example corpus, restitutionary often appears in combinations such as: restitutionary damages.
Context around Restitutionary
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Restitutionary
- In this selection, "restitutionary" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, define and damages stand out and add context to how "restitutionary" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include basis for restitutionary damages is and in which restitutionary damages will. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "restitutionary" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with restitutionary
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The case has been followed in English courts, but the situations in which restitutionary damages will be available remain unclear. (20 words)
The basis for restitutionary damages is much debated, but is usually seen as based on denying a wrongdoer any profit from his wrongdoing. (23 words)
In England and Wales the House of Lords case of Attorney-General v. Blake opened up the possibility of restitutionary damages for breach of contract. (25 words)
Doyle and Wright define restitutionary damages as being a monetary remedy that is measured according to the defendant's gain rather than the plaintiff's loss. (26 words)
In England and Wales the House of Lords case of Attorney-General v. Blake opened up the possibility of restitutionary damages for breach of contract. (25 words)
The basis for restitutionary damages is much debated, but is usually seen as based on denying a wrongdoer any profit from his wrongdoing. (23 words)
Example sentences (4)
Doyle and Wright define restitutionary damages as being a monetary remedy that is measured according to the defendant's gain rather than the plaintiff's loss.
In England and Wales the House of Lords case of Attorney-General v. Blake opened up the possibility of restitutionary damages for breach of contract.
The basis for restitutionary damages is much debated, but is usually seen as based on denying a wrongdoer any profit from his wrongdoing.
The case has been followed in English courts, but the situations in which restitutionary damages will be available remain unclear.
Common combinations with restitutionary
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: