- reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification.
- the restoration of property or rights previously taken away, conveyed, or surrendered.
- restoration to the former or original state or position.
- the return to an original physical condition, especially after elastic deformation.
- the act of giving back something that has been lost or stolen
- the act of compensating for loss or injury by reverting as far as possible to the position before such injury occurred
- the return of an object or system to its original state, esp a restoration of shape after elastic deformation
