noun

1. a giving back to the rightful owner of something that has been lost or taken away; restoration
2. a making good for loss or damage; reimbursement
3. a return to a former condition or situation
4. Physics the recovery of its shape by an elastic body after pressure or strain is released

Etymology: ME < MFr < L restitutio < restitutus, pp. of restituere, to set up again, restore < re-, again + statuere, to set up: see statue