Restitution
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
The return of property to the owner or person entitled to it. In Maritime Law. The placing back or restoring articles which have been lost by jettison. This is done when the remainder of the cargo has been saved, at the general charge of the owners of the cargo; but when the remainder of the goods is afterwards lost, there is not any restitution.
Stev. Av. pt 1, c. 1, § 1, art. 1, note 8.