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reparation — rep‧a‧ra‧tion [ˌrepəˈreɪʆn] noun [countable, uncountable] formal LAW payment made to someone for loss, damage etc that someone has caused them in the past; = COMPENSATION: • A commission will gather demands for reparations from companies and… … Financial and business terms
reparation — [rep΄ə rā′shən] n. [ME reparacion < MFr < LL reparatio < pp. of L reparare: see REPAIR1] 1. a repairing or being repaired; restoration to good condition 2. a making of amends; making up for a wrong or injury 3. a) anything paid or done… … English World dictionary
reparation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. amends, redress, restitution, indemnity. See atonement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The making of amends] Syn. atonement, expiation, apology, penance, propitiation, satisfaction, self condemnation. 2.… … English dictionary for students
reparation — /rep euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice. 2. Usually, reparations. compensation in money, material, labor, etc., payable by a defeated country to another country or to an individual… … Universalium
reparation — noun 1 reparations (plural) money paid by a defeated country after a war, for all the deaths, injuries, and damage it has caused 2 (C, U) formal payment made to someone for damage, loss, or injury that you have caused them in the past: make… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Reparation (legal) — In jurisprudence, reparation is replenishment of a previously inflicted loss by the criminal to the victim. Monetary restitution is a common form of reparation. Reparation through community service is based on the collectivist notion of society… … Wikipedia
reparation — [[t]re̱pəre͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] reparations 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Reparations are sums of money that are paid after a war by the defeated country for the damage and injuries it caused in other countries. Israel accepted billions of dollars in war… … English dictionary
reparation — rep•a•ra•tion [[t]ˌrɛp əˈreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the making of amends for wrong or injury done 2) gov Usu., reparations. compensation payable by a defeated nation to the victor for damages or loss suffered during war 3) restoration to good condition • … From formal English to slang
Reparations for slavery — is a proposal by some in the United States that some type of compensation should be provided to the descendants of enslaved people, in consideration of the labor provided for free over several centuries, which has been a powerful and influential… … Wikipedia
out of pocket — adverb compensation, costs, damages, expenses, just compensation, payment, recovery, remuneration, reparation for loss, repayment, restitution, restoration, retrieval, satisfaction associated concepts: pocket expenses Burton s Legal Thesaurus.… … Law dictionary
