Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *pernula, diminutive of Latin perna, which in Sicily meant pearl, earlier sea-mussel, literally ham, haunch, gammon, so called for the shape of the mollusk shells. Other theories connect it with the root of pear, also somehow based on shape, or Latin pilula globule, with dissimilation.
Restitution is included as part of a sentence in a criminal case when: 1  the court considers it necessary for rehabilitation. 2  itâs needed to make the victim whole, and.  the victimâs financial losses are directly related to the defendantâs crime.
Commonwealth and for which the individual would otherwise be compensated by the crime victim. compensation program of the location where the act occurred but for the ineligibility of such pro-. gram under the provisions of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473, 42 U.S.C. Â§. 10601 et seq.).