Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - restitution

 noun  Etymology: Middle English restitucioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~-, restitutio, from restituere to restore, from re- + statuere to set up — more at statute  Date: 14th century  1. an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: as  a. a restoration of something to its rightful owner  b. a making good of or giving an equivalent for some injury  2. a legal action serving to cause restoration of a previous state