資料來源 : pyDict

歸還,賠償;恢復,復原,復職

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Restitution \Res`ti*tu"tion\ (r?s`t?*t?"sh?n), n. [F.
   restitution, L. restitutio. See {Restitute}, v.]
   1. The act of restoring anything to its rightful owner, or of
      making good, or of giving an equivalent for any loss,
      damage, or injury; indemnification.

            A restitution of ancient rights unto the crown.
                                                  --Spenser.

            He restitution to the value makes.    --Sandys.

   2. That which is offered or given in return for what has been
      lost, injured, or destroved; compensation.

   3. (Physics) The act of returning to, or recovering, a former
      state; as, the restitution of an elastic body.

   4. (Med.) The movement of rotetion which usually occurs in
      childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which
      causes the latter to point towards the side to which it
      was directed at the beginning of labor.

   Syn: Restoration; return; indemnification; reparation;
        compensation; amends; remuneration.

資料來源 : WordNet®

restitution
     n 1: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [syn:
           {damages}, {amends}, {indemnity}, {indemnification}, {redress}]
     2: the act of restoring something to its original state
     3: getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the
        book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue
        lashing" [syn: {return}, {restoration}, {regaining}]