reparation

1. the making of amends for wrong or injury done:

   In reparation for the injustice, the king made him head of the agricultural department.

2. something done or given to make amends:

   The prosecutor has requested a reparation of $32 million to victims of the crime.

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1. 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.

2. 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.

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