Compensation in kind in United States

Compensation in kind 

The remedy to the victim of the tort of replacement of that which was destroyed or removed by the tort feasor. Rather than restoring the victims loss with money the loss is repaired by restitution of the thing injured. E.g. a court orders a defendant to repair the car of the victim.

Natural restitution seeks to restore the injured object to the condition it had prior to injury.

Compensation in-kind meaning

Restitution or compensation of the thing injured in a form other than money but not including the right of satisfaction. E.g. a defendant who has lost their crop due to a neighboring farmer’s negligence might be compensated in grain rather than cash.