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noun
1.
reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification.
2.
the restoration of property or rights previously taken away, conveyed, or surrendered.
3.
restoration to the former or original state or position.
4.
Physics. the return to an original physical condition, especially after elastic deformation.
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Restitution
is always a great word to know.
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| the time required for one half the atoms of a given amount of a radioactive substance to disintegrate |
| a wave in which the direction of displacement is perpendicular to the direction of propagation, as a surface wave of water |
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Word Origin & History
restitution
c.1300, from L. restitutionem (nom. restitutio) "a restoring," from restitutus, pp. of restituere "restore, rebuild, replace," from re- "again" + statuere "to set up" (see statute).
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Medical Dictionary
restitution res·ti·tu·tion (rěs'tĭ-t&oomacr;'shən, -ty&oomacr;'-)
n.
A return to or restoration of a previous state or position, especially the return of the rotated head of a fetus to its natural alignment with the body after delivery.
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