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restitutive
Variant of restitution
noun
- a giving back to the rightful owner of something that has been lost or taken away; restoration
- a making good for loss or damage; reimbursement
- a return to a former condition or situation
- Physics the recovery of its shape by an elastic body after pressure or strain is released
Related Forms:
- restitutive adjective
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