restituted

Gave back property

Restituted is the past tense of restitute, a rare back-formation from restitution.

It means restored to a former condition or returned to a rightful owner: The court ordered that the seized property be restituted.

The word appears mainly in legal and academic contexts; most speakers would say restored or returned instead.

restored

returned

Went back again

reconstructed · renewed · rehabilitated · regenerated · reclaimed · recovered · revived · reestablished · reconverted · reassembled

compensated

indemnified

Secured against loss

repaid · refunded · redressed · settled · recouped · satisfied · made whole · offset · squared · disbursed

legal

adjudicated

Formally decided a dispute

awarded · remedied · redressed · damages · judgment · settlement · plaintiff · defendant · claimant · ruling

reparative

atoned

Made reparation for wrongdoing

remedied · apologized · absolved · forgiven · expiated · appeased · propitiated · conciliated · vindicated · satisfied

Opposites
restoration status

restitutedwithheld

Kept from giving

retained · kept · held · unrestored · unreturned

action toward property

restitutedconfiscated

Seized by authority

seized · expropriated · appropriated · taken · looted

Phrases
Family

restitution, restitutions, restitute, restitutive

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