make restitution for something Definition

restitution
noun

1. The act of giving back to the rightful owner something lost or stolen.
2. The paying of compensation for loss or injury.

Thesaurus: repayment, compensation, reimbursement, refund, indemnity, indemnification, requital, redress, satisfaction.
3. The return of an object or system to its original shape or position.

Derivative: restitutive
adj

Derivative: restitutor
noun

Derivative: restitutory
adj

Idiom: make restitution for something

To make amends for it, usually by paying some kind of compensation.

Etymology: 13c: from Latin restituere, restitutum to restore or put up again, from statuere to set up.