What is the meaning of reparation?

noun

  • Compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury.
    • usage: "an act for which there is no reparation"
  • Usually plural. ( compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors)
    • usage: "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I"
  • The act of putting something in working order again.
  • Something done or paid in expiation of a wrong.
    • usage: "how can I make amends"
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