restitution
pronunciation
How to pronounce restitution in British English:
UK [ˌrestɪˈtju:ʃn]
How to pronounce restitution in American English:
US [ˌrestɪˈtuʃn]
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- Noun:
- a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
- the act of restoring something to its original state
- getting something back again
Word Origin
- restitution
- restitution: see statue
- restitution (n.)
- early 14c., from Old French restitucion or directly from Latin restitutionem (nominative restitutio) "a restoring," noun of action from past participle stem of restituere "set up again, restore, rebuild, replace, revive, reinstate, re-establish," from re- "again" (see re-) + statuere "to set up," from PIE root *sta- "to stand," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing" (see stet).
Example
- 1. The village is divided over the land restitution .
- 2. The paintings instantly became the most significant nazi-loot restitution cases .
- 3. Easy foreign travel , communication and technology have all helped the restitution campaign .
- 4. A third row is about restitution of property in the vilnius region confiscated in the soviet era .
- 5. On september 7th mr santos 's administration published a bill to create special courts to oversee land restitution .