restitution
/ˌɹɛstɪˈtuʃən/ noun C1- 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. · the restitution of an elastic body
- That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
- The movement of rotation which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labour.
Plural restitutions
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“I am endeavoring,” he thought, “to make this man happy; I look upon this restitution as a weight thrown into the scale to balance the evil I have wrought.
An authentic apology necessitates three unequivocal components: a clear articulation of the offense, a demonstration of sincere remorse, and a commitment to restitution.
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