1. Restitution of
stolen goods, usually for
leniency,
suspension of a
sentence, or other
benefits.
2. An
undesired reaction; the return of a cured
drug habit; physical resistance of a
victim of
crime; a complaint to
police, or refusal to pay, by victims of
extortion.
3. The
return of anything
borrowed or previously accepted as a
gift.
4. Repression.
- american underworld dictionary - 1950