单词 | restitution |
释义 | Word Frequency restitution(ˌrɛstɪˈtjuːʃən) noun 1. the act of giving back something that has been lost or stolen 2. law the act of compensating for loss or injury by reverting as far as possible to the position before such injury occurred 3. the return of an object or system to its original state, esp a restoration of shape after elastic deformation Derived forms restitutive (ˈrestiˌtutive) or restitutory (ˌrestiˈtutory) adjective Word origin C13: from Latin rēstitūtiō, from rēstituere to rebuild, from re- + statuere to set up |
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