reparation
noun
rep·a·ra·tion
ˌre-pə-ˈrā-shən 
2
a
: the act of making amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong or injury
b
: something done or given as amends or satisfaction
3
: the payment of damages : indemnification
specifically
: compensation in money or materials payable by a defeated nation for damages to or expenditures sustained by another nation as a result of hostilities with the defeated nation
—usually used in plural
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Examples of reparation in a Sentence
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.
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
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The Supreme Court upended gun laws nationwide.
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
It is primarily shored up by state funds, in a form of reparations after the Holocaust.
—Toby Axelrod, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
June 28, 2024 D.C. Council approves money to study reparations for Black residents
June 25, 2024
MOST READ Local
1
The Supreme Court upended gun laws nationwide.
—Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
Listen to monologues of fiber artists at Black Woman Genius and join a discussion about reparations with filmmaker John Comer.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2024
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reparation
noun
rep·a·ra·tion
ˌrep-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: a repairing or keeping in repair
a building in need of constant reparation
2
: the act of making up for a wrong
3
: money or materials paid or to be paid by a country losing a war to the winner to make up for damages done in the war
—usually used in plural
Legal Definition
reparation
noun
rep·a·ra·tion
ˌre-pə-ˈrā-shən
1
a
: the act of making amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong or injury
b
: something done or given as amends or satisfaction
2
: the payment of damages
specifically
: compensation in money or materials payable by a defeated nation for damages to or expenditures sustained by another nation as a result of hostilities with the defeated nation
—usually used in pl.
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