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- adjective Of or pertaining to
restitution .
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Examples
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Elizabeth-Jane under his paternal eye; and a third, to castigate himself with the thorns which these restitutory acts brought in their train; among them the lowering of his dignity in public opinion by marrying so comparatively humble a woman.
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Winterborne, knowing nothing of the timber-merchant's restitutory aims, quietly thought all this to be a kindly chance.
The Woodlanders Thomas Hardy 1884
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Nobody would have conceived from his outward demeanour that there was no amatory fire or pulse of romance acting as stimulant to the bustle going on in his gaunt, great house; nothing but three large resolves -- one, to make amends to his neglected Susan, another, to provide a comfortable home for Elizabeth-Jane under his paternal eye; and a third, to castigate himself with the thorns which these restitutory acts brought in their train; among them the lowering of his dignity in public opinion by marrying so comparatively humble a woman.
The Mayor of Casterbridge Thomas Hardy 1884
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Winterborne, knowing nothing of the timber-merchant’s restitutory aims, quietly thought all this to be a kindly chance.
The Woodlanders 2006
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