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reparation
[ rep-uh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
- the making of amends for wrong or injury done:
In reparation for the injustice, the king made him head of the agricultural department.
- something done or given to make amends:
The prosecutor has requested a reparation of $32 million to victims of the crime.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Usually reparations.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- the act or process of making amends
an injury admitting of no reparation
- 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
- the act or process of repairing or state of having been repaired
reparation
- Compensation demanded by a victorious nation from a defeated nation. Reparations can be in the form of goods or money.
Notes
Derived Forms
- reparative, adjective
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
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of reparation1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of reparation1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It is unclear whether financial reparations will be on the table in this commission.
In the law, reparations are often thought of in terms of damages.
Sudan is seeking reparations and urgent measures to prevent further genocidal acts.
More colorfully, the Telegraph of London reported, 鈥淎merica holds gun to Zelensky鈥檚 head with unprecedented reparation demands.鈥
The reparations fund has about $110m untouched, with no clarity on why this is the case.
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