different between replacement vs restitution

English

Etymology

replace +? -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???ple?sm?nt/
• Rhymes: -e?sm?nt

Noun

replacement (countable and uncountable, plural replacements)

1. A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
2. The act of replacing something.

   The replacement of that broken light-bulb will have to wait until I can buy a new one.

3. The removal of an edge of crystal, by one plane or more.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:substitute

Derived terms

See also

• spare part

Translations

Further reading

• replacement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Old French restitucion, from Latin restitutio.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???st??tju??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???st??tu??n/

Noun

restitution (countable and uncountable, plural restitutions)

1. (law) A process of compensation for losses.
2. The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.

   • A restitution of ancient rights unto the crown.

   • 1636, George Sandys, Paraphrase upon the Psalms and Hymns dispersed throughout the Old and New Testaments

     He […] restitution to the value makes.

3. A return or restoration to a previous condition or position.

   the restitution of an elastic body
4. That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
5. (medicine) The movement of rotation which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labour.

Synonyms

• (act of compensating): recompense, indemnification

Derived terms

Related terms

• restitute

Translations