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Word: Reparation
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin reparatio(n-), from reparare ‘make ready again’ (see repair)
ˌrɛpəˈreɪʃn
the action of making amends for a wrong one has done, by providing payment or other assistance to those who have been wronged
Short Definition:action of making amends for wrong one has done, by providing payment or other assistance
Examples:- the courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation to his victim
the action of repairing something
Short Definition:action of repairing something
Examples:- the old hall was pulled down to avoid the cost of reparation
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