restitutory Definition

restitution
noun

1. The act of giving back to the rightful owner something lost or stolen.
2. The paying of compensation for loss or injury.

Thesaurus: repayment, compensation, reimbursement, refund, indemnity, indemnification, requital, redress, satisfaction.
3. The return of an object or system to its original shape or position.

Derivative: restitutive
adj

Derivative: restitutor
noun

Derivative: restitutory
adj

Idiom: make restitution for something

To make amends for it, usually by paying some kind of compensation.

Etymology: 13c: from Latin restituere, restitutum to restore or put up again, from statuere to set up.