reparation of damage

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• reparation — rep‧a‧ra‧tion [ˌrepəˈreɪʆn] noun [countable, uncountable] formal LAW payment made to someone for loss, damage etc that someone has caused them in the past; = COMPENSATION: • A commission will gather demands for reparations from companies and… …   Financial and business terms

• damage — dam·age 1 n [Old French, from dam injury, harm, from Latin damnum financial loss, fine] 1: loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation 2 pl: the money awarded to a party in a civil suit as reparation for the loss or… …   Law dictionary

• Damage — Dam age (d[a^]m [asl]j; 48), n. [OF. damage, domage, F. dommage, fr. assumed LL. damnaticum, from L. damnum damage. See {Damn}.] 1. Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• reparation — [rep΄ə rā′shən] n. [ME reparacion < MFr < LL reparatio < pp. of L reparare: see REPAIR1] 1. a repairing or being repaired; restoration to good condition 2. a making of amends; making up for a wrong or injury 3. a) anything paid or done… …   English World dictionary

• damage — [n1] injury, loss accident, adulteration, adversity, affliction, bane, blemish, blow, breakage, bruise, casualty, catastrophe, cave in, contamination, corruption, debasement, depreciation, deprivation, destruction, deterioration, detriment,… …   New thesaurus

• reparation — ► NOUN 1) the making of amends for a wrong. 2) (reparations) compensation for war damage paid by a defeated state. 3) archaic the action of repairing. DERIVATIVES reparative adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from reparare (see …   English terms dictionary

• reparation — noun 1 reparations (plural) money paid by a defeated country after a war, for all the deaths, injuries, and damage it has caused 2 (C, U) formal payment made to someone for damage, loss, or injury that you have caused them in the past: make… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• reparation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. amends, redress, restitution, indemnity. See atonement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The making of amends] Syn. atonement, expiation, apology, penance, propitiation, satisfaction, self condemnation. 2.… …   English dictionary for students

• reparation — [[t]re̱pəre͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] reparations 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Reparations are sums of money that are paid after a war by the defeated country for the damage and injuries it caused in other countries. Israel accepted billions of dollars in war… …   English dictionary

• damage — Loss, injury, or deterioration, caused by the negligence, design, or accident of one person to another, in respect of the latter s person or property. The word is to be distinguished from its plural, damages , which means a compensation in money… …   Black's law dictionary

• damage — Loss, injury, or deterioration, caused by the negligence, design, or accident of one person to another, in respect of the latter s person or property. The word is to be distinguished from its plural, damages , which means a compensation in money… …   Black's law dictionary