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reparation

rep.a.ra.tion \.rep-*-'ra--sh*n\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL reparation-, 
   reparatio, fr. L reparatus,]pp. of reparare 1a: a repairing or keeping in 
   repair  pl  1b: REPAIRS  2a: the act of making amends, offering expiation, 
   or giving satisfaction fo r a wrong or injury 2b: something done or given 
   as amends or satisfaction  3: the payment of damages : INDEMNIFICATION; 
   specif : compe nsation in money or materials payable by a defeated nation 
   for damages to or expenditures sustained by another nation as a result of 
   hostilities with the defeated nation - usu. used in pl