Definition of Restitution. Meaning of Restitution. Synonyms of Restitution

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Definition of Restitution

Restitution
Restitution Res`ti*tu"tion (r?s`t?*t?"sh?n), n. [F. restitution, L. restitutio. See Restitute, v.] 1. The act of restoring anything to its rightful owner, or of making good, or of giving an equivalent for any loss, damage, or injury; indemnification. A restitution of ancient rights unto the crown. --Spenser. He restitution to the value makes. --Sandys. 2. That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroved; compensation. 3. (Physics) The act of returning to, or recovering, a former state; as, the restitution of an elastic body. 4. (Med.) The movement of rotetion 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 labor. Syn: Restoration; return; indemnification; reparation; compensation; amends; remuneration.

Meaning of Restitution from wikipedia

- Restitution and unjust enrichment is the field of law relating to gains-based recovery. In contrast with damages (the law of compensation), restitution...
- Restitution is a legal remedy taking away a benefit wrongfully obtained. Restitution may also refer to: Crime victims' compensation "Restitution" (Justified)...
- In physics, the coefficient of restitution (COR, also denoted by e), can be thought of as a measure of the elasticity of a collision between two bodies...
- Restitution in moral theology and soteriology signifies an act of commutative justice by which exact reparation as far as possible is made for an injury...
- In English law, restitution of conjugal rights was an action in the ecclesiastical courts and later in the Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes. It...
- literally or figuratively." Belfort's restitution agreement required him to pay 50% of his income toward restitution to the 1,513 clients he defrauded until...
- The Jewish Restitution Successor Organization Inc. (JRSO, also IRSO) was founded in 1947 in New York by various American and international Jewish organizations...
- The English law of Restitution is the law of gain-based recovery. Its precise scope and underlying principles remain a matter of significant academic...
- Restitution of Mary Seymour Act 1549 Act of Parliament Parliament of England Long title An Act of the Restitution of Mary Seymour dawghter of the Lorde...
- Restitution Point (54°4′S 37°9′W / 54.067°S 37.150°W / -54.067; -37.150) is a point marking the north side of the entrance to South Bay in Prince Olav...