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restitution

Syllabification: (res·ti·tu·tion)
Pronunciation: /ˌrestəˈt(y)o͞oSHən/
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Definition of restitution

noun

  • 1the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner:seeking the restitution of land taken from blacks under apartheid
  • 2recompense for injury or loss:he was ordered to pay $6,000 in restitution
  • 3the restoration of something to its original state:restitution of the damaged mucosa
  • Physics the resumption of an object’s original shape or position through elastic recoil.

Derivatives

restitutionary

adjective

restitutive

Pronunciation: /ˈrestəˌt(y)o͞otiv/
adjective

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin restitutio(n-), from restituere 'restore', from re- 'again' + statuere 'establish'

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