Restitution

  • 21restitution — n. 1) to make; offer restitution 2) restitution for 3) restitution to * * * [ˌrestɪ tjuːʃ(ə)n] offer restitution to make restitution for restitution to …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 22Restitution — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Restitution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 restitution restitution return Sgm: N 1 rendition rendition reddition Sgm: N 1 restoration restoration Sgm: N 1 reinvestment reinvestment recuperation Sgm: N 1 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 23restitution — An equitable remedy under which a person is restored to his or her original position prior to loss or injury, or placed in the position he or she would have been, had the breach not occurred. Act of restoring; restoration; restoration of anything …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 24restitution — res|ti|tu|tion [ˌrestıˈtju:ʃən US ˈtu: ] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin restitutio, from restituere to put back ] formal the act of giving back something that was lost or stolen to its owner, or of paying for damage… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25restitution — [[t]re̱stɪtju͟ːʃ(ə)n, AM tu͟ː [/t]] N UNCOUNT Restitution is the act of giving back to a person something that was lost or stolen, or of paying them money for the loss. [FORMAL] The victims are demanding full restitution... We have asked that… …

    English dictionary

  • 26restitution — restitutive, restitutory /res ti tooh teuh ree, tyooh /, adj. /res ti tooh sheuhn, tyooh /, n. 1. reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification. 2. the restoration of property or… …

    Universalium

  • 27Restitution — Refundierung (österr.); Zurückzahlung; Rückzahlung; Rückvergütung; Rückgewähr; Rückerstattung * * * ◆ Re|sti|tu|ti|on 〈f. 20〉 1. Wiederherstellung 2. Rückerstattung (beschlagnahmter od. geraubter Gegenstände) [<lat. restitutio… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 28restitution — The practice ordered of making good an act of evil, such as theft (Exod. 22:1, 4). If an ox is killed, five are to be paid for in restitution. In addition, a criminal must offer a guilt offering (Lev. 6:1–7). In the NT the tax collector Zacchaeus …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 29restitution — res|ti|tu|tion [ ,restı tuʃn ] noun uncount FORMAL the act of returning something that was lost or stolen to the person it belongs to a. payment or services that you provide someone with because you have done something bad or illegal to them:… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 30restitution — noun (U) formal the act of giving back something that was lost or stolen to its owner, or of paying for damage: make restitution: The court ordered him to make full restitution to the family …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English