reparation
noun/ˌrepəˈreɪʃn/
/ˌrepəˈreɪʃn/
(formal)- reparations[plural] money that is paid by a country that has lost a war, for the damage, injuries, etc. that it has causedTopics War and conflictc2
- [uncountable] the act of giving something to somebody or doing something for them in order to show that you are sorry that you have caused them to suffer
- Offenders should be forced to make reparation to the community.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin reparatio(n-), from reparare ‘make ready again’, from re- ‘back’ + parare ‘make ready’.
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