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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRestitute
/ˈrɛs.tɪ.tjuːt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To restore something lost, stolen, or damaged to its proper owner.
"The court ordered the convicted thief to restitute the stolen artifacts to the museum." - 2
To compensate someone for loss, damage, or injury suffered.
"The company was forced to restitute the investors who had lost their savings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'restituere', formed by the prefix 're-' (back, again) and 'statuere' (to set up, establish). It entered the English language in the late 15th century, initially retaining its legal and financial sense of restoring something lost or stolen to its rightful owner.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Restitute" is said worldwide
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restituer
Transliteration: res.ti.tɥe
"Le juge a ordonné de restituer les biens volés."
zurückerstatten
Transliteration: tsʊʁˈʁʏkʔɛɐ̯ˌʃtatn̩
"Die gestohlenen Gegenstände wurden an den Besitzer zurückerstattet."
restituire
Transliteration: res.tiˈtu.i.re
"Il tribunale ha ordinato di restituire la somma."
restituir
Transliteration: res.tiˈtwiɾ
"El gobierno debe restituir los derechos a los ciudadanos."
restituir
Transliteration: ʁes.tiˈtwiɾ
"Ele foi obrigado a restituir o dinheiro."
पुनर्स्थापित करना
Transliteration: punarsthapit karna
"अदालत ने चोरी की संपत्ति को वापस करने का आदेश दिया।"
归还
Transliteration: guīhuán
"法官要求他归还所有盗取的财物。"
반환하다
Transliteration: banhwanhada
"법원은 피고에게 피해자에게 재산을 반환하라고 명령했다."
返還する
Transliteration: henkan suru
"裁判所は盗まれた財産を返還するように命じた。"
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