- (v.) The movement of rotetion 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 labor.
- (v.) The act of returning to or recovering, a former state; as, the restitution of an elastic body.
- (v.) That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured or destroved; compensation.
- (v.) The act of restoring anything to its rightful owner or of making good or of giving an equivalent for any loss, damage or injury; indemnification.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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