reparation

1 compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury; "an act for which there is no reparation"

2 (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors; "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after Wordl War I"

3 the act of putting something in working order again [syn: repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending]

4 something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends" [syn: amends]

English

Etymology

French réparation, Latin reparatio.

Pronunciation

• /ˌɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/, /%rEp@"reIS@n/

Noun

(usually reparations)

1. A payment of time, effort or money to undue past transgression(s).
2. The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway.

Synonyms

• restoration
• repair
• restitution
• compensation
• amends
• satisfaction

Translations

• Greek: επανόρθωση (1), επιδιόρθωση (2), αποκατάσταση (2)

See also

• war reparations
• reparations for slavery

Reparation may refer to:

• War reparations
• World War I reparations, made from Germany due to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
• Holocaust reparations
  • Reparations Agreement between Israel and West Germany, Holocaust reparations
• Reparation (legal), the legal philosophy
• The Living Corpse aka Reparation, a play by Leo Tolstoy
• Reparation (theological), a theological concept
• Acts of reparation, Roman Catholic prayers for sins of others
• Reparation (album), a Reggae album by musician Eddy Grant
• Reparations for slavery, monetary goods granted by the government to the descendants of U.S. slaves

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