English Explanatory Dictionary

restitution

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A process of compensation for losses.
  2. The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.
  3. A return or restoration to a previous condition or position.
  4. That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
  5. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹɛstɪˈtjuʃən/ /ˌɹɛstɪˈtuʃən/ en-au-restitution.ogg

Word forms

restitution restitutions

Etymology

From Old French restitucion, from Latin restitutio.

Synonyms

reddition render rendition restitution restoration return surrender indemnification recompense deconversion regression step back reversion amends remuneration acquittal assyth bote compensation indemnity mends quittal recompensation redress relief reparation requital requite satisfaction

Antonyms

taking

Related words

restitute

Derived words

coefficient of restitution e-restitution nonrestitution re-restitution restitutional restitutionary restitutionism restitutionist
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