Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun restitution

3 senses of restitution

Sense 1
damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress -- (a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury)
       => compensation -- (something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury))

Sense 2
restitution -- (the act of restoring something to its original state)
       => repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation -- (the act of putting something in working order again)

Sense 3
restitution, return, restoration, regaining -- (getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing")
       => acquisition -- (the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another")