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restitution: getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"; the act of restoring something to its original state

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amends collapse

reimbursement collapse: compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.; "he received reimbursement for his travel expenses"

refund collapse: the act of returning money received previously; money returned to a payer; pay back; "Please refund me my money"

repayment collapse: payment of a debt or obligation

reprisal collapse: a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime

damages collapse: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

reimburse collapse: pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?"

expiation collapse: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

rectification collapse: determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve; the conversion of alternating current to direct current; (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation

redress collapse: act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

blood money collapse: paid to a hired murderer; a reward for information about a murderer; compensation paid to the family of a murdered person

revenge collapse: take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"

requital collapse: an act of requiting; returning in kind

atonement collapse: compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"

offsetting collapse

propitiation collapse

reinstatement collapse: the act of restoring someone to a previous position; "we insisted on the reinstatement of the colonel"; the condition of being reinstated; "her reinstatement to her former office followed quickly"

indemnify collapse: secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; "This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"

recompense collapse: the act of compensating for service or loss or injury; payment or reward (as for service rendered)

remand collapse: the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

honorarium collapse: a fee paid for a nominally free service

reward collapse: an act performed to strengthen approved behavior; the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property; payment made in return for a service rendered; act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

indemnification collapse: an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance

make amends collapse

recoup collapse: reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss

kick back collapse: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"; pay a kickback; make an illegal payment

repay collapse

rehabilitation collapse: the restoration of someone to a useful place in society; the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises; vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation

pay back collapse: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

kickback collapse: a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction

retaliation collapse: action taken in return for an injury or offense

reparation collapse: something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends"; (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors; "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I"; compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury; "an act for which there is no reparation"

disenchantment collapse: freeing from false belief or illusions

squaring collapse

counteraction collapse

meed collapse: a fitting reward

atone collapse

extradition collapse: the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)

commutation collapse: the travel of a commuter; (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law; a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one

measure for measure collapse

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