make reparation for a wrong

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• make reparation — Reparation Rep a*ra tion ( r? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]paration, L. reparatio. See {Repair} to mend.] 1. The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; in this sense,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Reparation — • Theological concept of God demanding satisfaction for the injuries which man had done Him Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Reparation     Reparation      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• reparation — rep|a|ra|tion [ˌrepəˈreıʃən] n formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Late Latin reparatio, from Latin reparare; REPAIR1] 1.) reparations [plural] money paid by a defeated country after a war, for all the deaths, damage etc it has caused… …   Dictionary of contemporary 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

• Reparation — Rep a*ra tion ( r? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]paration, L. reparatio. See {Repair} to mend.] 1. The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; in this sense, repair is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• make reparations — Reparation Rep a*ra tion ( r? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]paration, L. reparatio. See {Repair} to mend.] 1. The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; in this sense,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of 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

• Reparations for slavery — is a proposal by some in the United States that some type of compensation should be provided to the descendants of enslaved people, in consideration of the labor provided for free over several centuries, which has been a powerful and influential… …   Wikipedia

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• redress — re·dress /ri dres, rē ˌdres/ n 1 a: relief from distress b: a means of obtaining a remedy 2: compensation (as damages) for wrong or loss re·dress /ri dres/ vt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of La …   Law dictionary

• redress — redressable, redressible, adj. redresser, redressor, n. n. /ree dres, ri dres /; v. /ri dres /, n. 1. the setting right of what is wrong: redress of abuses. 2. relief from wrong or injury. 3. compensation or satisfaction for a wrong or injury.… …   Universalium