restitution UK /ˌɹɛstɪˈtjuːʃən/US /ˌɹɛstɪˈtuʃən/ noun5 •A process of compensation for losses. •The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.A restitution of ancient rights unto the crown. — 1596 •That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.“Restitution is a very delicate issue,” says Erika Jakubovits, head of restitution for the Jewish community in Vienna. — 2024 •A return or restoration to a previous condition or position.The force–displacement curve of perfectly plastic contact partners does not show elastic restitution. — 2011 •The movement of rotation 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 labour. formsrestitutions
