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🏚️ Not repaired ⚖️ Not reinstated
unrestored

unrestored

5.3
Not returned to a former official position or legal right
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnrɪˈstɔrd/
  • Formal
translation icon : no restablecido
  • Despite the court ruling, he remained unrestored to his former office.

Examples

  • Despite multiple appeals, the politician remained unrestored to his rightful position after the scandal.

  • She felt frustrated being unrestored to her previous rights even after the investigation cleared her.

  • The property was left unrestored after years of neglect and legal disputes.

  • The unrestored rights of the citizens continue to be a concern.

  • He felt the unrestored trust between them was a barrier.

  • After the legal battle, the family's property remained unrestored to its pre-war condition.

  • Even after the ruling, his pension benefits were unrestored, leaving him in a difficult financial situation.

Surface Forms

unrestored positive

Morphology

unrestored = restored (transparent) = un + restore + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' is added to 'restored' (in the sense of having been reinstated or returned to a prior status), yielding 'not restored'.

Etymology

Unrestored is made of un- 'not' and restore 'to give back'. So when a person, job, or right is unrestored, they have not been returned to their previous position or legal status.