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Restitution

glossary_term

The return of what has been unjustly taken from another

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Catechism Passages

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§2409 CHAPTER TWO YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF

Even if it does not contradict the provisions of civil law, any form of unjustly taking and keeping the property of others is against the seventh commandment: thus, deliberate retention of goods lent or of objects lost; business fraud; paying unjust wages; forcing up prices by taking advantage of the ignorance or hardship of another. 191

§2412 CHAPTER TWO YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF

In virtue of Commutative Justice, reparation for injustice committed requires the Restitution of stolen goods to their owner:

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