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reparation

[ rep-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

    1. the making of amends for wrong or injury done:

      In reparation for the injustice, the king made him head of the agricultural department.

    2. something done or given to make amends:

      The prosecutor has requested a reparation of $32 million to victims of the crime.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  1. Usually reparations.
    1. compensation in money, material, labor, etc., payable by a defeated country to another country or to an individual for loss suffered during or as a result of war:

      The U.S. government eventually disbursed reparations to Japanese Americans who had been interned during World War II.

    2. monetary or other compensation payable by a country to an individual for a historical wrong:

      The article is about reparations to Black people for the enslavement of their ancestors.

  2. restoration to good condition.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:



reparation

/ r瑟藞p忙r蓹t瑟v; 藢r蓻p蓹藞re瑟蕛蓹n /

noun

  1. the act or process of making amends

    an injury admitting of no reparation

  2. usually plural compensation exacted as an indemnity from a defeated nation by the victors: esp the compensation demanded of Germany by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I
  3. the act or process of repairing or state of having been repaired
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

reparation

  1. Compensation demanded by a victorious nation from a defeated nation. Reparations can be in the form of goods or money.
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Notes

After World War I , heavy reparation debts were imposed on Germany by Britain , France , and the other victorious nations. Resentment over these reparations aided the rise of Adolf Hitler .
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Derived Forms

  • reparative, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 苍辞苍路谤别辫路补路谤补路迟颈辞苍 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of reparation1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English reparacion, from Middle French, from Late Latin 谤别辫补谤腻迟颈艒苍- (stem of 谤别辫补谤腻迟颈艒 ), equivalent to Latin 谤别辫补谤腻迟(耻蝉) (past participle of 谤别辫补谤腻谤别 鈥渢o repair鈥 ( repair 1, -ate 1 ) + -颈艒苍- noun suffix ( -ion )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of reparation1

C14 reparacioun , ultimately from Latin 谤别辫补谤腻谤别 to repair 1
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Synonym Study

See redress.
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Example Sentences

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It is unclear whether financial reparations will be on the table in this commission.

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In the law, reparations are often thought of in terms of damages.

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Sudan is seeking reparations and urgent measures to prevent further genocidal acts.

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More colorfully, the Telegraph of London reported, 鈥淎merica holds gun to Zelensky鈥檚 head with unprecedented reparation demands.鈥

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The reparations fund has about $110m untouched, with no clarity on why this is the case.

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