restitution


restitution (http://definr.com/restitution)

     n 1: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [syn:
           damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, redress]
     2: the act of restoring something to its original state
     3: getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the
        book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue
        lashing" [syn: return, restoration, regaining]