Restitution
restitution (r?st?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.
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