(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
Examples of 'compensation order' in a sentence
compensation order
He was also given a 12-month conditional discharge in addition to the compensation order.
The Sun (2012)
He got a six-month suspended jail term, 200 hours unpaid work, a 12-month driving ban and the compensation order.
The Sun (2015)
He is serving seven years for fraud but a hearing heard he had no assets and made a 'nominal' compensation order.
The Sun (2017)
They each received a conditional discharge and four got compensation orders.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The spokesman said that more money might have been paid through another route, called 'compensation orders'.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He was given six months to comply with the confiscation and compensation orders, with a 10-year default sentence if he fails.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Victims would be better off if community sentences involving curfews and unpaid work, compensation orders and fines were usedfor these types of crime.