Restitution

//ˌɹɛstɪˈtuʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A process of compensation for losses. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    getting something back again wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury. countable, uncountable

    "A restitution of ancient rights unto the crown."

  4. 4
    the act of restoring something to its original state wordnet
  5. 5
    A return or restoration to a previous condition or position. countable, uncountable

    "the restitution of an elastic body"

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  1. 6
    a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury wordnet
  2. 7
    That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation. countable, uncountable

    "Valery Kulishov, Russia's restitution director, pledged his country's assistance in obtaining restitution for individual victims, and turned over three secret documents bearing on stolen or missing artworks."

  3. 8
    The movement of rotation which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labour. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old French restitucion, from Latin restitutio.

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