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Restitution | Criminal: Payment of money to reimburse the economic loss suffered by the victim because of the actions of the defendant. Eviction: An enforcement order of an eviction. After a specified period of time if a tenant who has been evicted stays on the property a writ of restitution allows a sheriff or constable to remove the tenant from the property and allows the landlord to change the locks on the residence. |