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restitute

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res·ti·tute  (rst-tt, -tyt)
v. res·ti·tut·ed, res·ti·tut·ing, res·ti·tutes
v.tr.
1. To bring back to a former condition; restore.
2. To refund.
v.intr.
To undergo restitution.

[Latin restituere, restitt- : re-, re- + statuere, to set up; see st- in Indo-European roots.]
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Verb1.restitute - give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"
give back, refund, repay, return - pay back; "Please refund me my money"
2.restitute - restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel"
regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"


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A special commission of the French museums agency decided unanimously to restitute the five painted wall fragments after ruling that they were indeed stolen in the 1980s before ending up at the Louvre in 2000 and 2003.
But as far as restitutive aspect is concerned there the society can restitute itself and try to rehabilitate the offender who in the process of commission of the offence has harmed the society and himself as well.
The film uses Coluche to restitute this very specific moment of our history, a pivotal era because .
 
 
 
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