restitution
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restitution
- /ˌɹɛstɪˈtjuːʃən/ UK
- /ˌɹɛstɪˈtuʃən/ Canada, US
- /ˌɹestɪˈtjʉːʃən/ Australia
- /ˌɹestəˈtjʉːʃən/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -uːʃən
Where it comes from
From Old French restitucion, from Latin restitutio. By surface analysis, restitute + -ion.
noun restitutions
- A process of compensation for losses.
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The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.
A restitution of ancient rights unto the crown.
Similar: indemnification, recompense
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A return or restoration to a previous condition or position.
the restitution of an elastic body
Similar: deconversion, regression, step back, restitution, restoration, reversion
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That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
Valery Kulishov, Russia's restitution director, pledged his country's assistance in obtaining restitution for individual victims, and turned over three secret documents bearing on stolen or missing artworks.
Similar: amends, recompense, remuneration, reparation, acquittal, assyth, bote, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, mends, quittal
- The movement of rotation which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labour.
Similar: reddition, render, rendition, restitution, restoration, return, surrender · Opposite: taking
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: amends, damages, indemnification, indemnity, redress, regaining, restoration, return, compensation, repayment, reparation, redemption, recoupment, reimbursement, refund, settlement
noun
Similar: reddition, render, rendition, restitution, restoration, return, surrender · Opposite: taking
Translations
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noun legal: process of compensation for losses
| 中文 | 賠償 /赔偿 péicháng |
|---|---|
| Français | restitution |
| Deutsch | Entschädigung, Rückerstattung |
| Русский | реститу́ция restitúcija, восстановле́ние в права́х vosstanovlénije v praváx |
noun act of making good or compensating for loss or injury
| 中文 | 補償 /补偿 bǔcháng |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Entschädigung |
| Русский | возмеще́ние vozmeščénije, возмеще́ние убы́тков vozmeščénije ubýtkov, реститу́ция restitúcija |
noun return or restoration to a previous condition or position
| Русский | восстановле́ние пре́жнего положе́ния vosstanovlénije préžnevo položénija, возвра́т vozvrát, восстановле́ние состоя́ния vosstanovlénije sostojánija |
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Talk about this word "restitution." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/restitution. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. restitution. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/restitution "restitution." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/restitution.Cite this
@misc{restitution_2026,
title = {restitution},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/restitution},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
