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.
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.
repair1 (def. 7).
Origin of reparation
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English reparacion, from Middle French, from Late Latin reparātiōn- (stem of reparātiō ), equivalent to Latin reparāt(us) (past participle of reparāre “to repair” (see repair1, -ate1 ) + -iōn- noun suffix (see -ion)
Arguments for reparations have moved beyond whether they should be paid.
How reparations would work today|Rodney Brooks|October 6, 2020|Quartz
A quick glance at Hansard, the database of official transcripts of every debate in Parliament for the last 200 years, reveals reparations are a rarely discussed issue.
What the UK owes in reparations|Hasit Shah|October 6, 2020|Quartz
To Hamilton, a successful reparation program would need two major components.
Should America (and FIFA) Pay Reparations? (Ep. 426)|Stephen J. Dubner|July 16, 2020|Freakonomics
For nearly 30 years, there’s been a bill kicking around among Democrats in Congress to study and develop reparation proposals.
Should America (and FIFA) Pay Reparations? (Ep. 426)|Stephen J. Dubner|July 16, 2020|Freakonomics
The discussion of reparations for descendants of slaves saw some chatter this year after a piece in The Atlantic.
Sherman Alexie on His New Film, the Redskins, and Why It's OK to Laugh at His Work|William O’Connor|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was a time when reparations for slavery was a hot issue in race discussions in America.
America Is Coming to Terms with Its Racial Past—Let’s Look Ahead Instead|John McWhorter|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We rightly condemn the Allied leaders of the 1920s for squeezing Germany so hard on reparations.
The Presidents We Should Have Had|David Frum|February 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was a mistake to compel Germany to sign a blank check in the matter of reparations.
Woodrow Wilson and the World War|Charles Seymour
Carefully had it been preserved by its reverend rulers, and where reparations or additions were needed they were judiciously made.
The Lancashire Witches|William Harrison Ainsworth
It applies not only to the Indemnity, Reparations, but to our entire policy, to larger aspects of our relations with the enemy.
The Fruits of Victory|Norman Angell
What reparations, and subsidies, and contributions he is put to, besides his rent!
Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions|John Donne
Permanent headquarters will be established at Paris, which will become the exclusive agency of the Allies for reparations.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII)|various
British Dictionary definitions for reparation
reparation
/ (ˌrɛpəˈreɪʃən) /
noun
the act or process of making amendsan 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
Derived forms of reparation
reparative (rɪˈpærətɪv) orreparatory, adjective
Word Origin for reparation
C14 reparacioun, ultimately from Latin reparāre to repair1
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Compensation demanded by a victorious nation from a defeated nation. Reparations can be in the form of goods or money.
notes for reparation
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.