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restitution
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res·ti·tu·tion  (rst-tshn, -ty-)
n.
1. The act of restoring to the rightful owner something that has been taken away, lost, or surrendered. See Synonyms at reparation.
2. The act of making good or compensating for loss, damage, or injury; indemnification.
3. A return to or restoration of a previous state or position.

restitution [ˌrɛstɪˈtjuːʃən]
n
1. the act of giving back something that has been lost or stolen
2. (Law) Law the act of compensating for loss or injury by reverting as far as possible to the position before such injury occurred
3. (Physics / General Physics) the return of an object or system to its original state, esp a restoration of shape after elastic deformation
[from Latin rēstitūtiō, from rēstituere to rebuild, from re- + statuere to set up]
restitutive , restitutory adj

The process of determining the true planimetric position of objects whose images appear on photographs.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.restitution - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injuryrestitution - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
compensation - something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
relief - (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"
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; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"
2.restitution - the act of restoring something to its original state
fixing, repair, mend, mending, reparation, fix, fixture - the act of putting something in working order again
3.restitution - getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
clawback - finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way; "the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received"

restitution
noun
2. return, return, replacement, restoration, reinstatement, re-establishment, reinstallation the restitution of their equal rights as citizens
Translations
restitution [ˌrestɪˈtjuːʃən] N
1. (= return) → restitución f
to make restitution of sth to sbrestituir algo a algn, devolver algo a algn
2. (= compensation) to make restitution to sb for sthindemnizar a algn por algo

restitution
n
(= giving back)Rückgabe f; (of money)Rückerstattung f, → Rückgabe f; to make restitution of something (form)etw zurückgeben/zurückerstatten; restitution of conjugal rights (Jur) → Wiederherstellung fder ehelichen Gemeinschaft
(= reparation)Schadenersatz m, → Entschädigung f

restitution [ˌrɛstɪˈtjuːʃn] n (act) → restituzione f; (reparation) → riparazione f

restitution
n restitution [restiˈtjuːʃən]
the act of giving back to a person etc what has been taken away, or the giving of money etc to pay for damage, loss or injury. restitusie إعادَة الشيء إلى صاحِبِه، تَعْويض възвръщане náhrada erstatning die Rückerstattung αποκατάσταση restitución tagastamine, hüvitamine استرداد؛ اعاده؛ خسارت korvaus restitution הֲשָבָה लौटाना restitucija, naknada kárpótlás ganti rugi það að skila e-u; (skaða)bætur restituzione 返却 손해 배상 nuosavybės teisių atkūrimas, nuostolių padengimas restitūcija; atpakaļatdošana mengganti-rugi teruggave, compensatie tilbakelevering; erstatning zwrot mienia, wypłata odszkodowania restituição restituire возвращение; возмещение náhrada, odškodnenie povračilo naknada återlämnande, ersättning, restitution การชดใช้; การคืนสู่สภาพเดิม ödeme, tazmin 歸還,賠償 повернення معاوضہ sự trả lại


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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.
In general, our penology is making more room for what they call restitutive theories of justice--the idea that the best way forward is for the criminal to rebuild or pay back to the community as far as he can," expressed Cosh.
The magnitude of [alpha] and the contact force-displacement model chosen to represent the particle behavior dictates the manner by which restitutive (rebound) forces are developed.
 
 
 
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