Restitution
Noun
Definition: Recompense or compensation for a loss or injury, typically in the form of money or services.
Definition: The restoration of something to its rightful owner or original condition.
Synonyms: Compensation, Reparation, Redress, Reimbursement
Antonyms: Infliction, Harm, Damage
- The court ordered the company to pay restitution to the victims of the fraud scheme.
- The painting was finally returned to its owner after years of legal battles for restitution.
- Think of "rest" in "restitution" referring to restoring or resting something to its original state.
- Imagine someone receiving a "stack of cash" as restitution for their loss.
Etymology:
From Latin "restitutio", from "restituere" meaning "restore".
Historical Usage:The word "restitution" has been in use since the 14th century and originally came from Latin, carrying the sense of "restoring" or "reestablishing" something that was lost or taken.
Related Idioms:
"Make restitution"
Explanation:The act of compensating or making amends for a wrongdoing or damage caused.
Misconceptions:
Confusing "restitution" with "restitutional".
Explanation:"Restitution" is a noun, while "restitutional" is an adjective derived from it. The correct term to use for the noun form is "restitution".