reparation

reparation
rep·a·ra·tion /ˌre-pə-'rā-shən/ n
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; specif: 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
— usu. used in pl.

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

reparation
I (indemnification) noun adjustment, amends, atonement, compensation, conscience money, correction, damages, expiation, financial remuneration, indemnity, payment, peace offering, penalty, quittance, recompense, redress, reimbursement, relief, remedy, repayment, restitution, restoration, return, satisfactio, satisfaction, settlement, wergild II (keeping in repair) noun correction, instauration, overhaul, readjustment, rebuilding, reconditioning, reconstruction, rectification, refurbishment, rehabilitation, rejuvenation, remedy, renewal, renovation, repair, replacement, restoral, restoration, revamping, salvage, service III index collection (payment), compensation, consideration (recompense), contribution (indemnification), damages, discharge (payment), indemnification, justice, payment (remittance), recompense, recovery (award), redemption, rehabilitation, reimbursement, relief (legal redress), remedy (legal means of redress), remittance, rendition (restoration), repair, replacement, requital, restitution, retribution, satisfaction (discharge of debt), satisfaction (fulfilment), trover

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


reparation
Compensation for an injury; redress for a wrong inflicted.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


reparation
Compensation for an injury; redress for a wrong inflicted.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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