different between restitution vs rehabilitation

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

English

Etymology

From Middle French réhabilitation, from Medieval Latin rehabilitatio.

Noun

rehabilitation (countable and uncountable, plural rehabilitations)

1. The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.
   • August 16 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Swansea upstage Manchester United in Louis van Gaal’s Premier League bow," guardian.co.uk:

     Maybe now it should be clearer why Louis van Gaal has been telling anyone who cares to listen they should not be surprised if Manchester United’s rehabilitation takes longer than they would ideally like.

Translations

See also

• rehab