- restitution (of something) (to somebody/something) (formal)
the act of giving back something that was lost or stolen to its owner 归还（真正物主）；归还（赃物等） the restitution of property seized under Communist rule 归还在共产主义统治下没收的财产
- restitution (of something) (to somebody/something) (
law 法律 payment, usually money, for some harm or wrong that somebody has suffered 赔偿；补偿；（通常指）赔款 to make restitution for the damage caused 对造成的损害进行赔偿 The company has a legal duty to make restitution to passengers for any inconvenience caused. 这家公司法律上有义务对给乘客造成的任何不便进行赔偿。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin restitutio(n-), from restituere ‘restore’, from re- ‘again’ + statuere ‘establish’.