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compensation order

British

noun

(in Britain) the requirement of a court that an offender pay compensation for injury, loss, or damage resulting from an offence, either in preference to or as well as a fine

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It was reportedly the largest compensation order in Australian history under laws giving Indigenous people land rights, known as native title.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

But instead a compensation order was put in place so any money would go back to the charities.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

Judge David Farrell QC granted the compensation order with six months to pay.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2022

The compensation order came more than 15 years after the U.N. court ruled in a complex, 119-page judgment that fighting by Ugandan troops in Congo breached international law.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2022

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