reparation 
repa·ra·tion (rep′ə rā′s̸hən)
noun
- a repairing or being repaired; restoration to good condition
- a making of amends; making up for a wrong or injury
- anything paid or done to make up for something else; compensation
- compensation by a nation defeated in a war for economic losses suffered by the victor or for crimes committed against individuals, payable in money, labor, goods, etc.
Etymology: ME reparacion < MFr < LL reparatio < pp. of L reparare: see repair
reparation
n.
The making of amends
atonement, expiation, apology, penance, propitiation, satisfaction, self-condemnation. Whatever is given in reparation, sense 1; often plural
compensation, restitution, redress, indemnification, indemnity, amends, requital, atonement, satisfaction, repayment, payment, emolument, remuneration, recompense, reward, settlement, adjustment, reimbursement; see also redress 2.
reparation refers to the making of amends, specif. the paying of compensation, for some wrong or injury war reparations; restitution implies return to the rightful owner of something that has been taken away, or of an equivalent he made restitution for the libel; redress suggests retaliation or resort to the courts to right a wrong to seek redress for an injury; indemnification refers to reimbursement, as by an insurance company, for loss, damage, etc.
Converse of object
- seek: The school may seek reparation in whatever form to reimburse loss.
- demand: Also they demanded reparation for attacks by Norman pirates on Scots traders.
- make: Time to make reparations for the damage we have done.
- claim: Around US$200 billion is outstanding as claimed reparations resulting from the invasion in 1990 - some 40 per cent is claimed by Kuwait.
Adjective modifier
- German: His prime objective was to get rid of post war German reparations.
- massive: Rather than force, the west must give massive reparations to the Iraqi people.
- direct: Where the victim does not want direct reparation, then reparation will be made to the community at large.
- financial: The Coalition is now trying to have psychological counseling and financial reparations written into the law.
- full: Against Impunity, " Sinaltrainal cries out for Justice " and demands full reparation for the victims and communities.
Modifies a noun
- payment: The reparations payments cost Germany only 2 % of its annual production.
- order: With new " reparation orders " Kingston magistrates can soon require vandals to clean up graffiti mess.
- claim: A further 25 percent is put aside for reparations claims.
- scheme: They include: mediation and reparation schemes in juvenile justice mediation in child protection services police cautions family group conferences changing age thresholds.
Noun used with modifier
- war: It also required Iraq to pay war reparations out of Iraqi oil reserves.
- community: IC offenders will also be expected to do community reparation work during their periods in custody.
Preposition: of
- church: A house and 6A. of land have been vested from an early period for the reparation of the church.
Preposition: for
Murder is a unique crime for which we can never make reparation.
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