reparation of a loss

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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

• reparation for loss — index out of pocket Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• 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 — 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 (legal) — In jurisprudence, reparation is replenishment of a previously inflicted loss by the criminal to the victim. Monetary restitution is a common form of reparation. Reparation through community service is based on the collectivist notion of society… …   Wikipedia

• reparation — /rep euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice. 2. Usually, reparations. compensation in money, material, labor, etc., payable by a defeated country to another country or to an individual… …   Universalium

• 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

• 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 — rep•a•ra•tion [[t]ˌrɛp əˈreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the making of amends for wrong or injury done 2) gov Usu., reparations. compensation payable by a defeated nation to the victor for damages or loss suffered during war 3) restoration to good condition • …   From formal English to slang

• 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

• damages — ➡ legal system * * * In law, the money awarded to a party in a civil suit as reparation for the loss or injury for which another is liable. The theory of an award of damages in a personal injury or other tort case is that injured parties should… …   Universalium