Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Restitution has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
"The court ordered the defendant to pay restitution to cover the medical bills from his accident."
the act of restoring something to its original state
"After the flood ruined the historic library, volunteers spent weeks on the painstaking task of restitution to restore every damaged book to its original condition."
getting something back again
"upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
A process of compensation for losses.
"After discovering that her car was damaged in a parking lot, she demanded restitution from the owner for the repair costs."