restitution

 
Pronunciation: /ˌrɛstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n/

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner: the ANC had demanded the restitution of land seized from blacks
  • 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: the coefficient of restitution

Derivatives

restitutionary

adjective

restitutive

Pronunciation: /ˈrɛstɪtjuːtɪv/
adjective

Origin:

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