restitution

[res-ti-too-shuhn, -tyoo-]

noun

reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification.

the restoration of property or rights previously taken away, conveyed, or surrendered.

restoration to the former or original state or position.

Physics. the return to an original physical condition, especially after elastic deformation.

Origin of restitution

1350–1400; Middle English restitucioun < Old French restitution, restitucion < Latin restitūtiōn- (stem of restitūtiō) a rebuilding, restoration, equivalent to restitūt(us) restitute + -iōn- -ion

Related formsres·ti·tu·tive, res·ti·tu·to·ry

[res-ti-too-tuh-ree, -tyoo-] /ˌrɛs tɪˈtu tə ri, -ˈtyu-/, adjectivenon·res·ti·tu·tion, nounun·res·ti·tu·tive, adjective

Synonyms for restitution

1. recompense, amends, compensation, requital, satisfaction, repayment. See redress.

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British Dictionary definitions for restitutory

restitution

noun

the act of giving back something that has been lost or stolen

law the act of compensating for loss or injury by reverting as far as possible to the position before such injury occurred

the return of an object or system to its original state, esp a restoration of shape after elastic deformation

Derived Formsrestitutive or restitutory, adjective

Word Origin for restitution

C13: from Latin rēstitūtiō, from rēstituere to rebuild, from re- + statuere to set up

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Word Origin and History for restitutory

restitution

early 14c., from Old French restitucion or directly from Latin restitutionem (nominative restitutio) "a restoring," noun of action from past participle stem of restituere "set up again, restore, rebuild, replace, revive, reinstate, re-establish," from re- "again" (see re-) + statuere "to set up," from PIE root *sta- "to stand," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing" (see stet).

restitutory in Medicine

restitution

[rĕs′tĭ-tōō′shən]

n.

A return to or restoration of a previous state or position, especially the return of the rotated head of a fetus to its natural alignment with the body after delivery.