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Restitution (theology)

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Restitution in moral theology signifies an act of commutative justice by which exact reparation as far as possible is made for an injury that has been done to another.[1]

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSlater, T (1911). "Restitution". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.