Restitution

res-ti-tū′shun, n. act of restoring what was lost or taken away: indemnification: making good: ( law ) the restoration of what a party had gained by a judgment.— v.t. Res′titūte ( obs. ), to restore.— adj. Res′titūtive .— n. Res′titūtor . [L. restitutio — restituĕre , to set up again— re- , again, statuĕre , to make to stand.]