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- pronunciation:
- re
stih
tu
sh
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of restoring an object to its rightful owner.
- synonyms:
- restoration, return
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| definition 2: |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury.
After the fire in the building, the landlord was found negligent and was forced to make restitution to the tenants .- synonyms:
- amends, compensation, indemnification, recompense, redress, reparation
- similar words:
- offset, satisfaction
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| derivations: |
restitutive (adj.), restitutory (adj.) |
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