restitution

1. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury (synset 113311699)
   is a type of: compensation - something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
   subtypes:

   • relief - (law) redress awarded by a court
   • actual damages, compensatory damages, general damages - (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
   • nominal damages - (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)
   • exemplary damages, punitive damages, smart money - (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
   • atonement, expiation, satisfaction - compensation for a wrong
   same as: amends, damages, indemnification, indemnity, redress
2. The act of restoring something to its original state (synset 100271119)
   is a type of: fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation - the act of putting something in working order again
3. Getting something back again (synset 100090171)
   "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
   is a type of: acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
   subtypes: clawback - finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way
   same as: regaining, restoration, return

Other Searches

• Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
• Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
• Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing