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- Dictionaryreparation/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"
- 2. the action of repairing something: archaic "the old hall was pulled down to avoid the cost of reparation"
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: a repairing or keeping in repair. : the act of making amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong or injury. The country paid millions in reparations. They've offered no apologies and seem to have no thoughts of reparation. She says she's sorry and wants to make reparations.
REPARATION definition: 1. payment for harm or damage: 2. payments made by a defeated nation after a war to pay for…. Learn more.
While reparation has a range of meanings, they all convey the sense of fixing or making up for a past wrong. In contemporary usage, the plural form is more common than the singular. Victims of a crime, for example, may receive reparations from the perpetrators.
Reparation definition: the making of amends for wrong or injury done. See examples of REPARATION used in a sentence.
Reparation is help or payment that someone gives you for damage, loss, or suffering that they have caused you.
REPARATION meaning: 1. payment for harm or damage: 2. payments made by a defeated nation after a war to pay for…. Learn more.
Reparations, a levy on a defeated country forcing it to pay some of the war costs of the winners. The most prominent example is the reparations levied on Germany after World War I to compensate the Allies for some of their war costs. Learn more about reparations and their use in this article.
The action of repairing a damaged, worn, or faulty object or structure by replacing or fixing parts; the fact or process of keeping something in good condition in this way; maintenance, upkeep. Also: the action or process of rebuilding a city. Cf. repair n.2 2a.
Define reparation. reparation synonyms, reparation pronunciation, reparation translation, English dictionary definition of reparation. n. 1. The act or process of making amends for a wrong. 2. Something done or money paid to make amends or compensate for a wrong. 3. reparations Compensation...
Synonyms for REPARATION: damages, compensation, restitution, indemnity, redress, recompense, indemnification, punishment, recoupment, reprisal(s)
