Reparation - Definition
reparation
n 1: compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury;
"an act for which there is no reparation"
2: (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation
by the victors; "Germany was unable to pay the reparations
demanded after World War I"
3: the act of putting something in working order again [syn:
repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending,
reparation]
4: something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I
make amends" [syn: reparation, amends]