restitution
noun
[ ˌrɛstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n ]
• the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner.
• "the ANC had demanded the restitution of land seized from black people"
• recompense for injury or loss.
• "he was ordered to pay £6,000 in restitution"
Similar:
compensation,
recompense,
reparation,
damages,
indemnification,
indemnity,
reimbursement,
repayment,
remuneration,
reward,
redress,
satisfaction,
quid pro quo,
guerdon,
meed,
solatium,
• the restoration of something to its original state.
• "restitution of the damaged mucosa"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin restitutio(n- ), from restituere ‘restore’, from re- ‘again’ + statuere ‘establish’.
