1. An amount of money paid as a reparation or compensation for injury or loss: Restitution or amends were important for Mrs. Smart because she was badly injured in a car accident.
2. The restoration of something: Because some of the kitchen appliances were damaged by the fire, restitution was necessary in order to have the stove and oven back in working condition.
3. The return of something to its rightful possessor: Upon restitution of the baseball to little Timmy, his sister Molly, who took the ball away from him, was scolded and sent to her room!