noun (formal)
1 (reparations) [pl.] money that is paid by a country that has lost a war, for the damage, injuries, etc. that it has caused
2 [U] the act of giving sth to sb or doing sth for them in order to show that you are sorry for suffering that you have caused:
Offenders should be forced to make reparation to the community.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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