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What (who) is reparation - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Reparations; Reporations; Reparation (disambiguation); Reparations Agreement
reparation
[?r?p?'re??(?)n]
¦ noun
1. the making of amends for a wrong.
(reparations) the compensation for war damage paid by a defeated state.
2. the action of repairing.
Derivatives
reparative 'r?p(?)r?t?v, r?'par?t?v adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr., from late L. reparatio(n-), from reparare (see repair1).
reparation
(reparations)
1.
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 reparations.
N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl
2.
Reparation is help or payment that someone gives you for damage, loss, or suffering that they have caused you.
There is a clear demand amongst victims for some sort of reparation from offenders.
N-UNCOUNT
Reparation
·noun The act of making amends or giving satisfaction or compensation for a wrong, injury, ·etc.; also, the thing done or given; amends; satisfaction; indemnity.
II. Reparation ·noun The act of renewing, restoring, ·etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway;
- in this sense, repair is oftener used.
Examples of use of reparation
1. "Truth, Justice and Reparation," read one banner.
2. Innocent blood will always cry to God Almighty for reparation.
3. Victims have a right to justice, truth and reparation.
4. Innocent blood will always cry to God almighty for reparation.
5. Pyongyang, August 22 (KCNA) –– Some days ago, the Japanese foreign ministry claimed that the issue of reparation has already been settled, asserting that Japan has settled the issue of its postwar reparation with the countries concerned by a package deal, it is no longer responsible for meeting individual claims and it is inappropriate to simply compare Japan‘s postwar reparation with that of Germany.