restitution

== English == === Etymology === From Old French restitucion, from Latin restitutio. By surface analysis, restitute +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛstɪˈtjuːʃən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛstɪˈtuʃən/ Rhymes: -uːʃən === Noun === restitution (countable and uncountable, plural restitutions) (law) A process of compensation for losses. The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury. Synonyms: indemnification, recompense A return or restoration to a previous condition or position. Synonyms: deconversion, regression, step back; see also Thesaurus:reversion Coordinate term: reinstitution That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation. Synonyms: amends, recompense, remuneration, reparations; see also Thesaurus:compensation (medicine) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== restitute ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === restitution f (plural restitutions) restitution === Further reading === “restitution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012