restitution
restitution
noun
[mass noun]
restitutive
adjective
语源
noun
[mass noun]
- the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner
归还
the ANC had demanded the restitution of land seized from blacks.
非洲人国民大会要求归还黑人被掠夺的土地。 - recompense for injury or loss
补偿，赔偿
he was ordered to pay £6,000 in restitution.
他被勒令赔偿6,000英镑。 - the restoration of something to its original state
恢复原状，复原
restitution of the damaged mucosa.
被损坏粘膜的复原。
■(Physics)the resumption of an object's original shape or position through elastic recoil
(物理)复原（指因弹力作用恢复至原来形状）
restitutive
adjective
语源
- Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin restitutio(n-), from restituere 'restore', from re- 'again' + statuere 'establish'
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