restitution

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌrɛstɪˈtjuːʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌrɛstɪˈtuʃən, -ˈtju-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(res′ti to̅o̅′shən, -tyo̅o̅′-)

res•ti•tu•tion /ˌrɛstɪˈtuʃən, -ˈtyu-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

res•ti•tu•tion (res′ti to̅o̅′shən, -tyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n.

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.
Physicsthe return to an original physical condition, esp. after elastic deformation.

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

redress.

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restitution /ˌrɛstɪˈtjuːʃən/ n

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

Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin rēstitūtiō, from rēstituere to rebuild, from re- + statuere to set upˈrestiˌtutive, ˌrestiˈtutory adj

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