Reparation
/ˌrɛpəˈreɪʃən/
Definitions
- (n.) The act of making amends for a wrong or injury, often through compensation.
The country paid reparations to the victims of the war.
- (n.) Compensation, as damages, payable by a defeated country to another for loss sustained during a war.
After the conflict, the aggressor nation was required to provide reparations.
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- reparations
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Commentary
Used primarily to refer to compensation for wrongs, especially in international law; plural 'reparations' often denotes payments by one state to another after conflict.
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