restitution
/ˌrestɪˈtjuːʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner归还：
the ANC had demanded the restitution of land seized from blacks.
非洲人国民大会要求归还黑人被掠夺的土地。
2
- recompense for injury or loss补偿, 赔偿：
he was ordered to pay £6,000 in restitution.
他被勒令赔偿6,000英镑。
3
- the restoration of something to its original state恢复原状, 复原：
restitution of the damaged mucosa.
被损坏粘膜的复原。
3.1
- Physics the resumption of an object's original shape or position through elastic recoil【物理】复原（指因弹力作用恢复至原来形状）。
派生词
restitutive
adjective词源
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin restitutio（n-）, from restituere 'restore', from re- 'again' + statuere 'establish'.