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   Res·ti·tu·tion

   /ˌrestəˈto͞oSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner: "the ANC had demanded the restitution of land seized from black people" Similar returnrestorationhanding backreplacementsurrenderyieldingrecoveryOpposite seizureoccupation
   • 2. recompense for injury or loss: "he was ordered to pay $6,000 in restitution" Similar compensationrecompensereparationdamagesindemnificationindemnityreimbursementrepaymentremunerationrewardredresssatisfactionquid pro quoarchaic:guerdonmeedrare:solatium
   • 3. the restoration of something to its original state: "restitution of the damaged mucosa"
   • ▪ the resumption of an object's original shape or position through elastic recoil: "the coefficient of restitution"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin restitutio(n-), from restituere ‘restore’, from re- ‘again’ + statuere ‘establish’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. restitutionary adjective
   • 2. restitutive adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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