restitution

Wiedergutmachung, Rückerstattung

Die Rückgabe gestohlener Sachen oder eine Zahlung als Ausgleich für einen verursachten Verlust oder Schaden.

In einfachem Englisch: Returning stolen property or paying someone for a loss or harm you caused.

• The court ordered him to pay restitution.
• She made restitution for the money she had taken.
• The victims are still seeking restitution from the company.

So benutzt man es: make restitution to someone for something (He must make restitution to the shop for the stolen goods.)

Synonyme: compensation, repayment, reparation

Häufige Wendungen: make restitution, pay restitution, restitution to someone

Wiederherstellung, Restitution

Die Rückkehr einer Sache zu ihrem früheren Zustand, ihrer früheren Form oder Lage.

In einfachem Englisch: The return of something to its earlier condition, shape, or position.

• The experiment measured restitution of the ball's shape.
• Restitution was incomplete after the material was stretched.
• A high coefficient of restitution means the ball bounces well.

Synonyme: restoration, recovery

Häufige Wendungen: elastic restitution, coefficient of restitution, restitution of shape