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restitution

res.ti.tu.tion \.res-t*-'t(y)u:-sh*n\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L restitution-, 
   restitutio, fr. restitutus,]pp. of restituere to restore, fr. re- + 
   statuere to set up - more at STATUTE 1: an act of restoring or a condition 
   of being restored : as  1a: a restoration of something to its rightful 
   owner  1b: a making good of or giving an equivalent for some injury  2: a 
   legal action serving to cause restoration of a previous state