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   reparation

   /ˌrɛpəˈreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of making amends for a wrong one has done, by providing payment or other assistance to those who have been wronged: "the courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation to his victim"
   • ▪ the compensation for war damage paid by a defeated state: "the Treaty of Versailles imposed heavy reparations and restrictions on Germany"
   • 2. the action of repairing something: archaic "the old hall was pulled down to avoid the cost of reparation"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin reparatio(n-), from reparare ‘make ready again’ (see repair1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. reparative adjective
   • 2. reparatory adjective

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   What is the meaning of reparations?

   • Answers. 'Reparations' is another word for the payment of war damages. Following a conflict or war, the country or party that loses sometimes pays money or gives something of value to make up for the damage or harm that occurred.

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   Why are reparations a problem?

   • The trouble is due to the fact not that you are exacting reparations, but that there is something to repair. Then crushing reparations, as a solution, hurts the victors as well as the vanquished. When a matter of pressing for international justice is concerned, it is no use having reparations of the old-fashioned kind.

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   What is the difference between war reparations and reparation?

   • Reparations are sums of money that are paid after a war by the defeated country for the damage and injuries it caused in other countries. Israel accepted billions of dollars in war reparations. Reparation is help or payment that someone gives you for damage, loss, or suffering that they have caused you.

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   What does reparacion mean?

   • 4. The act or process of repairing or the condition of being repaired. [Middle English reparacion, from Old French, from Late Latin reparātiō, reparātiōn-, restoration, from Latin reparātus, past participle of reparāre, to repair; see repair1 .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   Learn the meaning of reparation as a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Reparation can mean a repairing, an act of making amends, or a payment of damages.

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   REPARATION definition: 1. payment for harm or damage: 2. payments made by a defeated nation after a war to pay for…. Learn more.

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   compensation in money, material, labor, etc., payable by a defeated country to another country or to an individual for loss suffered during or as a result of war: The U.S. government eventually disbursed reparations to Japanese Americans who had been interned during World War II.

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   Reparation is a formal word for payment for harm or damage, or payments made by a defeated nation after a war. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and history of reparation with examples and translations.

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   something done or paid in expiation of a wrong. synonyms: amends. see more. noun. compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury. “an act for which there is no reparation ”. see more. noun. (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors.

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   Reparation is the act or process of making amends for a wrong, compensating for a loss, or repairing something. Find synonyms, translations, and usage examples of reparation from various sources and dictionaries.

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    Reparation is the act of making amends or compensation for a wrong or injury, or the payment of money or goods by a defeated country after a war. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of reparation with Collins English Dictionary.