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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024res•ti•tu•tion /ˌrɛstɪˈtuʃən, -ˈtyu-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- payment for loss, damage, or injury.
- the restoration of property taken away.
See -stit-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024res•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
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged recompense, amends, compensation, requital, satisfaction, repayment. See redress.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: 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 |