remedy vs restitution

remedy

noun
  • The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong. 

  • Something that corrects or counteracts. 

  • A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. 

  • The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc. 

verb
  • To provide or serve as a remedy for. 

restitution

noun
  • That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation. 

  • A process of compensation for losses. 

  • 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. 

  • The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury. 

  • A return or restoration to a previous condition or position. 

How often have the words remedy and restitution occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )