Definition
Restitution is the act of giving back something that was taken or paying money to make up for damage, loss, or injury. It aims to restore the victim as closely as possible to their original situation.
Etymology
From Latin *restitutio* 'a restoring', from *restituere* 'to set up again, restore', from *re-* 'again' + *statuere* 'to set or place'. It has long been used in legal and religious contexts.
Kelly Says
Restitution goes beyond saying 'sorry'; it tries to repair the actual harm done. In justice systems, it recognizes that real healing often needs both words and concrete repayment.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
restitusie
res-ti-TU-si
ARالعربية
استرداد
is-tir-DAAD
BGБългарски
реституция
res-ti-TU-tsi-ya
BNবাংলা
প্রত্যর্পণ
pro-tyor-pon
CACatalà
restitució
res-ti-tu-SI-o
CSČeština
restituce
res-ti-TU-tse
DADansk
restitution
res-ti-tu-SYOON
DEDeutsch
Rückerstattung
RUK-er-shta-toong
ELΕλληνικά
αποκατάσταση
a-po-ka-TAS-ta-si
ESEspañol
restitución
res-ti-tu-SYON
ETEesti
tagastamine
ta-gas-ta-mi-ne
EUEuskara
itzulera
it-zu-LE-ra
FAفارسی
استرداد
es-te-raa-dad
FISuomi
palautus
pa-LAU-tus
FRFrançais
restitution
res-ti-tu-SYON
GLGalego
restitución
res-ti-tu-SYON
HIहिन्दी
प्रत्यावर्तन
pra-tyaa-var-TAN
HRHrvatski
restitucija
res-ti-TU-tsi-ya
HUMagyar
visszaadás
vis-sa-a-DAASH
IDBahasa Indonesia
restitusi
res-TI-tu-si
ITItaliano
restituzione
res-ti-tut-TSYO-ne
LTLietuvių
restitucija
res-ti-TU-tsi-ya
LVLatviešu
restitūcija
res-ti-TUU-tsi-ya
MNМонгол
буцаалт
bu-tsaalt
MSBahasa Melayu
pemulangan
pe-mu-la-ngan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်အမ်းခြင်း
pyan-am-chin
NLNederlands
restitutie
res-ti-TU-tsi
NONorsk
restitusjon
res-ti-tu-SYOON
PLPolski
restytucja
res-ty-TUT-sya
PTPortuguês
restituição
res-ti-tu-i-SÃOW
RORomână
restituire
res-ti-tu-I-re
RUРусский
реституция
res-ti-TU-tsi-ya
SKSlovenčina
reštitúcia
resh-ti-TU-tsya
SLSlovenščina
restitucija
res-ti-TU-tsi-ya
SRСрпски
реституција
res-ti-TU-tsi-ya
SVSvenska
återbetalning
o-ter-be-TAL-ning
SWKiswahili
urejeshaji
u-re-je-SHA-ji
TAதமிழ்
மீட்டுத் தருதல்
mee-tut tha-ru-dal
TEతెలుగు
పునరుద్ధరణ
pu-na-rud-dha-ra-na
UKУкраїнська
реституція
res-ti-TU-tsi-ya
VITiếng Việt
hoàn trả
hoan tra