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RESTITUTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Getting something back again
Example:
upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing
Synonyms:
regaining; restitution; restoration; return
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("restitution" is a kind of...):
acquisition (the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "restitution"):
clawback (finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way)
Derivation:
restitute (give or bring back)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of restoring something to its original state
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("restitution" is a kind of...):
fix; fixing; fixture; mend; mending; repair; reparation (the act of putting something in working order again)
Derivation:
restitute (restore to a previous or better condition)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Synonyms:
amends; damages; indemnification; indemnity; redress; restitution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("restitution" is a kind of...):
compensation (something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "restitution"):
relief ((law) redress awarded by a court)
actual damages; compensatory damages; general damages ((law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated)
nominal damages ((law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract))
exemplary damages; punitive damages; smart money ((law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct))
atonement; expiation; satisfaction (compensation for a wrong)
