Sentence examples for obtain restitution from inspiring English sources

In his last 10 years, he mainly pursued legal efforts to obtain restitution of the property of Jews that had been seized by the Nazis.

In the Twelve Tables, restitution was the sanction of choice for most crimes, and victim retaliation was tolerated only when attempts to obtain restitution had failed.

He played a critical role in the fight to obtain restitution for Holocaust survivors from Swiss banks and other European countries and corporations, and was the strategist behind the campaign to expose Kurt Waldheim's Nazi past.

Priestley tried to obtain restitution from the government for the destruction of his Birmingham property, but he was never fully reimbursed.

The question of reparations -- I... succeeded in obtaining restitution... from European governments for Holocaust victims.

The secrecy also kept any victims of the businessman's earlier criminal activity from obtaining restitution, Mr. Oberlander said.

If Goldman is successful in obtaining restitution, that is only a small part of its costs from the case.

Indicators: Scope of settlement relative to misdeeds being settled; ability for further civil suits; as much as possible, avoid having third parties pay for the misdeeds of others; retain as much leverage as possible to obtain additional restitution.

In return, he obtained the restitution of his family's Electoral position and territories.

Sweetheart Abbey, overlords of Kirkholm parish, dispossessed him briefly of this benefice, but Thomas obtained papal restitution in a papal mandate dated 13 October 1410.

The complaints, filed on Thursday under Washington's Unfair Business Practices Act and Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, seek to stop the sales and obtain fines and restitution for consumers.