restitution
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Wikipedia restitution (countable and uncountable; plural restitutions)
- (law) A process of compensation for losses.
- The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.
- A return or restoration to a previous condition or position.
- 2011, Evangelos Tsotsas; Arun S. Mujumdar, Modern Drying Technology, Experimental Techniques - Page 314:
- The force–displacement curve of perfectly plastic contact partners does not show elastic restitution.
- 2011, Evangelos Tsotsas; Arun S. Mujumdar, Modern Drying Technology, Experimental Techniques - Page 314:
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- (act of compensating): recompense, indemnification
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legal: process of compensation for losses
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act of making good or compensating for loss or injury
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return or restoration to a previous condition or position
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